# Mr. Crawley Seeks for Sympathy explained — The Last Chronicle of Barset

> Chapter companion for The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope.

## What happens

In the early morning after his committal, Mr. Crawley attempts to leave home despite his wife's pleas, fearing public shame. He visits a brickmaker, Dan Morris, seeking sympathy but finds only complaints about the cost of attending the trial.

## Themes in this chapter

### Poverty and Suffering

Mr. Crawley's financial desperation and the brickmaker's complaint about lost wages highlight the economic hardships faced by the poor.

### Pride and Humility

Mr. Crawley's pride is wounded by public shame, yet he humbles himself to seek sympathy from his parishioners.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. Crawley

Desperate and isolated, he seeks sympathy from his parishioners after being accused of theft.

### Jane Crawley

Mentioned as the only child still at home; she comforts her mother.

### Grace Crawley

Expected to return home that evening, providing a small hope for the family.

### Dan Morris

A brickmaker whom Mr. Crawley visits; he complains about the cost of attending the trial.

## Key lines

> You will allow your mind to dwell on nothing for a moment but your own wrongs.

You think only of your grievances.

_Mrs. Crawley accuses her husband of self-indulgent brooding._

> I shall find those up whom I want to see. I must visit my flock, and I dare not go through the parish by daylight lest they hoot after me as a thief.

I need to see some people, but I'm afraid to be seen in daylight because people might jeer at me as a thief.

_Mr. Crawley expresses his fear of public humiliation._

> How's a poor man to live that way? They'll not cotch me at Barchester 'Sizes at that price; they may be sure of that.

A poor man can't survive on such meager compensation; I won't go to the Barchester assizes again for so little.

_Dan Morris complains about the inadequate payment for attending the trial._

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