Diary entry of Benjamin when he was taken to court
Diary entry of Benjamin when he was taken to court 1xdxy
Once in the village, Benjamin is taken to meet with the magistrate, Mr. Goldbury. All that Benjamin can say is that he is Fiela Komoetie's child, but the magistrate doesn't want to hear this; he hastily decides that Benjamin is Lukas. Meanwhile, Elias and Barta are making their way through the forest to the courthouse, where they have been called to meet the boy who might be their long-lost Lukas. Barta is very nervous, shocked that Lukas could possibly have been found; Elias, annoyed, tries to calm her down. When they get there and see a lineup of boys, Barta is able to pick out Lukas. Thus it is decided Benjamin will go home with the van Rooyens. He is taken back to their house, where everyone calls him Lukas. He doesn't quite understand what is going on and doesn't want to call Elias and Barta "ma and pa. "
Once in the village, Benjamin
is taken
to
meet
with the magistrate, Mr.
Goldbury
. All that Benjamin can say is that he is
Fiela
Komoetie
's child,
but
the magistrate doesn't want to hear this; he
hastily
decides that Benjamin is Lukas. Meanwhile, Elias and
Barta
are making their way through the forest to the courthouse, where they have
been called
to
meet
the boy who might be their long-lost Lukas.
Barta
is
very
nervous, shocked that Lukas could
possibly
have
been found
; Elias, annoyed, tries to calm her down. When they
get
there and
see
a lineup of boys,
Barta
is able to pick out Lukas.
Thus
it
is decided
Benjamin will go home with the van
Rooyens
. He
is taken
back to their
house
, where everyone calls him Lukas. He doesn't quite understand what is going on and doesn't want to call Elias and
Barta
"
ma and pa.
"
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