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Explain the passages with reference to the context :I was a prisoner …………… any heart. |
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Answer» Context : At one station the writer was surrounded with many children selling baskets and fans. These were refugee children. The writer liked these baskets very much. He bought a tiny basket, a fruit basket, a waste paper basket, sewing basket and few fans. Explanation : At one of the stations many children surrounded the writer. They were selling baskets and fans. The writer felt as if he were a prisoner. He could not move because every child was pressing him to purchase his basket. Among these children there was a beautiful girl of nine years. She had a beautiful basket and demanded a rupee and a half for it. She was very sincere but looked very miserable. Everybody would have felt pity on her. |
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