I take it you are
referring to when Kit arrives at her Aunt and Uncle's house without informing them that she was
planning on staying with them for good. The answer to your question can be found in Chapter
Three, that narrates Kit's surprise visit on the Wood household and the various reactions to
this strange newcomer in this drab, Puritan world. Whilst the other members of the Wood family
are pleased to see Kit and welcome her in, her Uncle, Matthew Wood, is shown to be less than
pleased. Note how he is shown to respond to Kit's presence and her news that she will be staying
with them:
Matthew Wood had not sat down at the table with
the others. Though he had said nothing, Kit had been aware that not a motion had escaped his
intent scowl.
Thus we can see that he is not happy about
the new arrival, and this impression is confirmed when he leaves and stumbles across the trunks
that Kit brought with her. Note how he asks about them "coldly."
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