# The Air 'Bonnie Dundee' Finds an Echo on the Hill explained — Toilers of the Sea

> Chapter companion for Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo.

## What happens

Gilliatt spends the summer hidden near the garden of the Bravées, watching and dreaming of Déruchette, recalling how she wrote his name in the snow. He reflects on his poverty and her wealth, feeling sad. Meanwhile, Déruchette hears the melody 'Bonnie Dundee' played on the bagpipe in the dark nights, but is not much pleased.

## Themes in this chapter

### Solitude and Isolation

Gilliatt's solitary watching and dreaming near the garden wall, absorbed in his own thoughts and feelings.

### Love and Sacrifice

Gilliatt's deep, unspoken love for Déruchette, reflected in his longing and sadness over their difference in wealth.

## Character check-ins

### Gilliatt

Spends the summer watching near the Bravées garden, lost in thought about Déruchette and his own poverty.

### Déruchette

Hears the melody 'Bonnie Dundee' played on the bagpipe during dark nights, but is not much pleased.

## Key lines

> Why should she write my name in the snow?

He wondered why she had written his name in the snow.

_Gilliatt reflects on Déruchette's earlier action, which fuels his hope and confusion._

> She, too, thinks of me in her turn. It is well.

He thought that perhaps she also thought of him, and that was a good thing.

_Gilliatt's hopeful yet uncertain feelings about Déruchette's regard for him._

> Déruchette was not much pleased with all this.

Déruchette was not very happy about the recurring music.

_Her reaction to the mysterious nightly bagpipe playing of 'Bonnie Dundee.'_

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