There is not a great deal of room anywhere else because of the plague. Mark's where he has to stay in Brother Luke's own quarters. There are no other servants to care for him because they leave or die because of the plague.īrother Luke, a friar, hears about Robin's predicament and brings him to St.
A family servant cares for him but she leaves him when he slings porridge at her and then she dies of the plague later that day. However, Robin becomes ill, loses the use of his legs, and is unable to travel such a distance. His parents think he is cared for while they are gone. Robin is to foster with Sir Peter de Lindsay as a page and learn to be a knight. Robin's father, an English nobleman, has gone to fight the Scottish wars with Edward III and his mother has been called to be a lady-in-waiting for the Queen. The first chapter also talks about the plague that is going on in London at this time Robin also describes other common sounds and smells of that time, such as the sound of armor the knights wear, the smell of the fishmonger, and the children playing in the streets. London is a big city for that time, with many churches, and Robin wakes to the sound of the church bells ringing everyday. The book also chronicles how he overcomes a crippling illness. The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli portrays life in medieval England through the eyes of a ten year old boy, Robin de Bureford.
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