Summary Chapter 7
It so rainy, wet, and miserable that even all the animals of Chesney Wold-both the wild and the domesticated-grumble about the weather and yearn for the sunny, pleasant days. Presently, Mrs. Rouncewell, the housekeeper who has been in service of the Dedlocks for over 50 years at Chesney Wold, welcomes her grandson Watt, who has been educated overseas and who has been named after James Watt the inventor of the steam engine. Mrs. Rouncewell declares that Watt resembles his Uncle George, who was Mrs. Rouncewell's favorite son and who had died a soldier at a young age. When Watt argues that he actually resembles his father, Mrs. Rouncewell concedes that Watt does resemble his father and is glad to learn that Watt's father is prospering. By and by, Rosa, the pretty maid on whom Watt expresses
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