While Paul makes every effort to help his mother and prove his luck, Hester denies her previous claims of good luck, even though she actually remembers that Paul said . "Didn't I ever tell you, mother, that if I can ride my horse and get there, then I'm absolutely sure... oh, absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell you? I'm lucky! No, not have you ever done it,” said his mother” (Lawrence 391). Here, we get a familiar sense of the mother-son relationship when it comes to the writing of D.H. Lawrence Similar to “The Smell of Chrysanthemums,” where the mother Elizabeth Bates he has this feeling deep down he doesn't really love his children Paul's relationship with Hester is really controlled by Paul himself, while Hester makes little effort to be affectionate with his son, Paul is very strong-willed, intelligent, mature and supportive on the other hand, Hester is a very bitter woman and often expresses those qualities in response to Paul's actions. However, Paul has a completely different relationship with his uncle Oscar and his gardener Bassett Oscar and Bassett, being the partners of Paul in his pursuit, gains his trust and works well together. When Paul introduces his uncle to Bassett, he assures him that he can be trusted with his earnings and that he will invest the money for him. "Bassett be damned, old man! What does he have to do with it? We're partners. We've been partners since the beginning. Uncle, he