Herry had a burnt face. He avoided people and liked secluded places. He jumped over a wall to enter Mr. Lamb's garden because he thought it was empty. He was startled when Mr. Lamb 'spoke to him.Derry suffers from a sense of inferiority complex. He has a burnt face People find his face very terrible. So he wants to avoid them. So he is not afraid of them but people afraid of him.Derry is a teenager who has a burnt face. This makes him lonely and withdrawn. He avoids men and their company. He comes to Mr. Lamb's garden in search of loneliness. The meeting with Mr. Lamb is a meeting of two minds with totally opposite views. Derry is withdrawn and Mr. Lamb is very social. Mr. Lamb is always ready to welcome anyone who enters his garden. Mr. Lamb has a tin leg. One of his legs was blown off in the war.