As a child in London, Dan plays with Thornhill and is a famous chestnut thief. As an adult he's sent to New South Wales several years after Thornhill, and Thornhill ends up taking him on as a convict servant. At that point, Thornhill insists that Dan call him Mr. Thornhill instead of William to assert his dominance. On the Hawkesbury, Dan shows that he's cruel and fearful of the natives. He pushes Thornhill to participate in the massacre and encourages Thornhill to torture the natives like Sagitty and Smasher do.
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Part 3: A Clearing in the Forest
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It was an old pain returning to find that William Thornhill, felon, was waiting under the skin of William Thornhill, landowner.
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Part 5: Drawing a Line
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He knew, as perhaps they did not, how pointless a thing it was. He could go through the rigmarole of loading it up and squinting along its barrel and firing. But after that, what?
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Dan Oldfield Quotes in The Secret River
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Part 3: A Clearing in the Forest
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It was an old pain returning to find that William Thornhill, felon, was waiting under the skin of William Thornhill, landowner.
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Part 5: Drawing a Line
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He knew, as perhaps they did not, how pointless a thing it was. He could go through the rigmarole of loading it up and squinting along its barrel and firing. But after that, what?
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