“The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” The short story, “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter”, by D. H. Lawrence, contains many gaps. I think the most significant gap in the reading was, why did Mabel try to kill herself by walking into the pond? The story begins with Mabel and her three brothers Fred Henry, Joe, and Malcom being forced to move from their home to lead new lives in separate directions. All three brothers had set …showed first 75 words of 957 total…

…showed last 75 words of 957 total…I think Mabel might have faked the whole suicide in order to get Mr. Fergusson’s attention. Mabel had to try so hard to convince Mr. Fergusson that he loved her. I don’t think Mabel or Mr. Fergusson really loved each other, they were both lonely and want that missing piece in their lives. They were basically using each other and figured it would be beneficial to have a loved one in their life.