Oliver, however, was more frustrated with being stuck in a stranger's house than his mother. While she could certainly appreciate the effort he made to seem like he wasn't about to explode in his boredom and aggravation, the cracks were there and only getting larger. It was unfair that a growing boy with all of the energy he possessed was forced to spend his summer holidays inside. Even a child who enjoyed reading as much as his mother and his father had at his age needed the opportunity to stretch his legs now and again.