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Dr Frederick Treves sees a strange picture of a man in a shop window. The man looks like an elephant. He pays the shopkeeper, Simon Silcock, extra money to see the deformed man at once. Dr Treves meets Joseph Merrick the Elephant Man in a cold  dark room at the back of the shop. The doctor studies the deformed man’s appearance. He is surprised that the Elephant Man’s left hand is as beautiful as a woman’s. fascinated , he asks Silcock to let him take Merrick to the London Hospital. He has to pay Silcock a sum of money. They discuss how to bring the Elephant Man to the hospital without people seeing him.

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Dr Treves wants to help Merrick have a normal life. He wants him to have a normal relationship with women. He introduces Merrick to a beautiful young woman friend. When the woman meets Merrick and shakes his hand, he weeps. He is moved because no woman has smiled at him like that other than his mother. The young lady visits him again and even brings a friend with her. Merrick is very happy to have friends and no longer talks about living in a lighthouse. Merrick gets a lot of visitors once people learn about him through newspapers. These visitors are important ladies and gentlemen. They treat him like a human being, not a creature and they give him books and talk to him. One day, he had a very important visitor. It is Queen Alexandra. She talks to him and asks him whether he is happy. He tells her that he is very happy. The queen talks to him about his books. She gives him a little book and some red flowers before she leaves. Merrick is so happy that he begins to sing all day. The queen visits him regularly. On Christmas, she sends him a card with a picture of herself as a gift. Merrick writes to the queen-his first letter-and tells her how happy and grateful he is.

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The hospital gave Merrick two rooms at the back of the hospital. His skin got better, and he did not smell anymore. He read many books and loved talking about them. It was difficult for him sometimes, but Merrick did not feel offended or angry.  One day, a new nurse came to give him some food. Upon looking at him, she screamed, dropped the food on the floor and ran out of the room. Merrick was not angry about the incident, but he felt sorry for the girl. He accepted that people usually laugh or scream after looking at him and did not make a fuss out of it.

Merrick told the doctor he was happy, and that the hospital staff were kind. However, he wanted to live in a lighthouse, or a home for blind people. He did not want people to look at him. He said he did not have money and he may not be able to live in the hospital for long. Dr.Treves then explained to him about the letter to The Times. Merrick was speechless.

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Early in the morning,Dr.Treves brings cab to take Joseph Merrick to the hospital. Merrick covers himself completely to avoid being seen. His misshapen body makes it difficult for him to climb into the cab. The postman stops to help. Dr Treves quick thinking saves Merrick from being discovered by the postman. He tells the postman that Merrick is a lady and lets him hold Merrick’s left hand which is like a woman’s hand. At the hospital, Dr Treves examines Merrick and takes notes. There  is nothing else he can do as a doctor to help Merrick. After that, he sends Merrick back to the shop. The next day, Dr Treves discovers that the shop is empty. Simon Silcock and Joseph Merrick have left London.

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This chapter describes another stage in Merrick’s life. He has a lot of friends now but he is like a child because he is not able to go out and learn new things. Dr Treves takes him to the theatre to watch a children’s Christmas play. Merrick enjoys the play very much. He thinks that what is acted out on stage is true. He asks questions about the characters of the play as if they were real people. Merrick longs to visit the countryside. One of his new friends offers him her summer house in the country (Apple Tree House in West Wickham). Dr Treves takes him there, making sure no one sees him. Merrick stays in the countryside for six weeks with no one to disturb him. He enjoys being close to nature. He writes to Dr Treves every week telling the doctor what he has done.

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After two years, the police find Merric abandoned on the street. They find Treves’ card on him and take him to the London Hospital. The doctor wants to keep him in the hospital but the hospital is meant for ill people and Merrick is not ill. Dr Treves asks the Chairman of the hospital, Mr Carr Gomm, for help. The chairman wrote to the editor of the Times Newspaper. The chairman tells the story of Merrick’s life from the time Dr Treves met him and his misfortunes after that-being cheated and abandoned by Simon Silcock. Merrick’s mother had given him to Silcock a long time ago. The letter describes Merrick’s ugliness but also explains that he is an interesting man, a good quiet man who can read and write and who thinks a lot. The letters ask the readers to help give Merrick a home. After a week, the hospital receives fifty thousand pounds from the king and generous people. The hospital is now able to give Merrick  a home for the rest of his life.

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Chapter 6  ( aqmar) 
This chapter describes another stage in Merrick’s life. He has a lot of friends now but he is like a child because he is not able to go out and learn new things. Dr Treves takes him to the theatre to watch a children’s Christmas play. Merrick enjoys the play very much. He thinks that what is acted out on stage is true. He asks questions about the characters of the play as if they were real people. Merrick longs to visit the countryside. One of his new friends offers him her summer house in the country (Apple Tree House in West Wickham). Dr Treves takes him there, making sure no one sees him. Merrick stays in the countryside for six weeks with no one to disturb him. He enjoys being close to nature. He writes to Dr Treves every week telling the doctor what he has done. 
 
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Chapter 6 ( aqmar)
Chapter 6  ( aqmar) 
This chapter describes another stage in Merrick’s life. He has a lot of friends now but he is like a child because he is not able to go out and learn new things. Dr Treves takes him to the theatre to watch a children’s Christmas play. Merrick enjoys the play very much. He thinks that what is acted out on stage is true. He asks questions about the characters of the play as if they were real people. Merrick longs to visit the countryside. One of his new friends offers him her summer house in the country (Apple Tree House in West Wickham). Dr Treves takes him there, making sure no one sees him. Merrick stays in the countryside for six weeks with no one to disturb him. He enjoys being close to nature. He writes to Dr Treves every week telling the doctor what he has done. 
 
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