In this chapter, Eustacia's tutor, the teacher's assistant, meets with the commoner to discuss his proposal to join the teachers' union. The tutor tells him that his father has not yet decided whether or not he will join the union, and that he will return the next day to discuss the matter further with him. He tells the tutor that the union was created to "stop monopoly" and that the family will not join because they do not want to "live a stable life" without a union.
In this chapter, Eustacia's tutor, the teacher's assistant, meets with the commoner to discuss his proposal to join the teachers' union. The tutor tells him that his father has not yet decided whether or not he will join the union, and that he will return the next day to discuss the matter further with him. He tells the tutor that the union was created to "stop monopoly" and that the family will not join because they do not want to "live a stable life" without a union.