Third Chapter of "Kidnapped"

The door is opened by the scraggly old man, who directs Davie to the kitchen. Once in the kitchen the old man tells Davie to eat some porridge while they talk. The man asks for the letter that Davie has and Davie (still thinking the man was a servant) refuses. They straighten things out though and Davie finds out that the man (named Ebenezer) is his uncle. After some more talk about Davie's father Ebenezer sends Davie to his dark room.

The next morning, Davie eats breakfast with his uncle. They have a long talk in which Ebenezer almost leaves. Davie has become very aware that his uncle hates him and almost leaves too. However his uncle convinces him to stay.