Paul Timeline and Summary
MorePaul Timeline and Summary
- Paul receives a rocking horse for Christmas.
- Paul talks to his mother about luck.
- Paul is caught riding on his rocking horse by Uncle Oscar and his mother.
- Paul reveals his and Bassett's gambling to Uncle Oscar, who joins in their scheme.
- Uncle Oscar helps Paul get a lawyer to send five thousand pounds to his mother for her birthday in November, with a thousand to be doled out each birthday over five years.
- When Paul is told that his mother wants the whole five thousand at once, he agrees.
- Paul wants to win money even more urgently now. He has his rocking horse moved to his room, although he now takes meals with his parents, and not in the nursery with his nanny. You know things are getting serious now.
- After losing some money, Paul is desperate to win at the Derby Stakes. His anxiety begins to take a toll on his health. Who would have known horses could be so stressful?
- Paul promises Hester that he will take a breather at the seaside after the Derby Stakes.
- While his parents are away at a party, he rides his rocking horse furiously. Hey, we all have our secrets. At least he didn't drink milk straight out of the carton.
- When his mother catches him riding his rocking horse, he collapses in a brain fever, but only after announcing that Malabar will win the Derby Stakes.
- Three days later, Bassett informs Paul that Malabar has indeed won. That night, Paul dies.