So as David embarks on this journey to find his self I think he has good and bad on both sides of him obviously the good is Agnes and his friend Traddles that has come about and the bad is Uriah that seems to attach his self to david and wanting to work with Mr. Wicaber.. Which would answer the question why him and his umble mother was so interested in having dinner with David alone, to get info. Then you have Steethford who names a boat Lil Em'ly which I thought was peculiar. Then steethford basically disappears where his servant has to come and look for him. Theres a lot of mysterious things that are happening in these chapters