However, he refuses to do unskilled work, and he can no longer perform skilled work. Johnny’s hand heals, but the injury leaves his thumb fused to his palm: he won’t work silver again.Įnraged and feeling purposeless, Johnny begins going out to find work. Lapham’s daughter-in-law, encourages Johnny to work on Sunday to finish-but Dove gives Johnny a cracked crucible, resulting in the molten silver spilling and Johnny burning his hand. Lapham overhears Johnny being particularly mean to Dove, he forbids Johnny from working, meaning the basin won’t be finished on time. Johnny has to ask the esteemed silversmith Paul Revere for help, but he finally gets the handles right. Lapham charges Johnny with sculpting the handles.

Lapham about creating an intricate sugar basin. He later shows Isannah his silver cup with the Lyte crest on it, which his deceased mother gave him and told him to keep secret unless he needs help from the Lytes.

One night, while Johnny and Cilla are on the wharf with Isannah, the youngest Lapham sister, Johnny shares that he has a middle name-Lyte-and is a member of the influential Lyte family. Lapham’s granddaughter-the two are going to marry once Johnny finishes his apprenticeship. He has a good, if somewhat antagonistic relationship with Cilla, his master Mr.

Though he’s clever and well-liked, he’s cruel to his fellow apprentices, Dove and Dusty. Fourteen-year-old Johnny is a silversmith’s apprentice in Boston.

Johnny tremain by esther forbes