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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