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C. Read these lines and answer the questions that follow. • Reference to context

1. “You tell me what to invent and I will invent it.”

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. Why did the speaker want to invent something?

c. Was the speaker successful in inventing something by the end of the story?

d. Do you think any person(s) benefitted from the invention? Mention their names.

2. “All the best houses in England have been done in it, Botty.”

a. Who is the speaker here?

b. To whom are these words addressed? What was relation of this person
with the speaker?

c. What is meant by ‘it’?

d. What was the opinion of the speaker regarding her own house with regard
to the other houses in England?

3. “I had to get up the chimney to fix up this invention for you.”

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. What was the purpose of the invention?
c. Do you think that the speaker had a good intention behind getting up

the chimney?

D. Match the following groups of words to form sentences. Work with your partner.

Column A Column B

1. Mr Bott said that he had nothing (a) she took many photographs of the Hall,
Mrs and Mr Bott and one of Chin Chin too.

2. After Miss Manes saw the ‘spectre,’ (b) she would let him know about it.

3. Finally, William told Mrs Bott (c) to do with the visit of Miss Manes
that whenever in case of a fire, or her writing about their house in
she tried his invention ‘Woman’s Torch’

E. Answer these questions.

1. According to Ginger, why couldn’t William be like Napoleon?

2. Why did William say that everything had already been invented? What are the
examples he gave to prove his point?

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