There are various subtle instances where the character gets unexpected reactions from other people he comes across. He was so used to being shooed away and hated that being well-treated was something he did not expect out of anyone. The crofter greeted the peddler hospitably, even though he just went in to get some warmth. Later he was also invited to visit the home by the ironmaster, which we eventually realize was a mistake. There at the home he met his daughter, Edla who invited him to stay over for Christmas even after knowing he was a peddler. It was Edla's compassion and hospitality that changed the peddler‟s outlook towards life completely. In the end of the letter to Edla he mentioned that he was now caught in the rattrap this world was.