The Boots At The Holly-Tree Inn
by Charles DickensGenre: Melodrama, Romance
Setting:
Format of Original Source: Short Story
Recommended Adaptation Length: Two Hours
Candidate for Adaptation? Promising
EXCERPT:
“In the evening, Boots went into the room to see how the runaway couple was getting on. The gentleman was on the window-seat, supporting the lady in his arms. She had tears upon her face, and was lying, very tired and half asleep, with her head upon his shoulder.”
COMMENTS:
In Dickens’ bittersweet homage to innocent love, an eight year old boy and a seven year old girl run away together with the plan of getting married. When the boy’s gardener discovers them at an inn, he claims that he will help them in their quest, but instead–feeling guilty of betraying their trust–informs their parents, who break up the tryst.
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