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“Good luck to you, Trevelyan”, I said, “And may you get the petunias for your princess!” (a) Why is Pescud called Trevelyan by the narrator here? (b) Who is the ‘princess’?
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01/02/2021 11:24 am
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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
“Good luck to you, Trevelyan”, I said, “And may you get the petunias for your princess!”
(a) Why is Pescud called Trevelyan by the narrator here?
(b) Who is the ‘princess’?
(c) Give the meaning of ‘petunias’.
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01/02/2021 11:25 am

(a) Pescud was called Trevelyan by the name of the hero of the novel ‘The Rose Lady and Trevelyan’ because he was just like the romantic Trevelyan.
(b) The ‘princess’ is Pescud’s wife whom he loves dearly.
(c) ‘White, pink, purple or red flowers of the plant called petunias’.
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