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“We talked two hours. I told him everything I knew, and then he began to ask questions and I told him the rest. All I asked of was to give me a chance. If I couldn’t make a hit, with the little lady, I’d clear out, and not bother anymore. (a) Who do...
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31/01/2021 5:15 pm
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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
“We talked two hours. I told him everything I knew, and then he began to ask questions and I told him the rest. All I asked of was to give me a chance. If I couldn’t make a hit, with the little lady, I’d clear out, and not bother anymore.
(a) Who does ‘we’ here refer to?
(b) Who was the ‘little lady’?
(c) What does the expression ‘If I couldn’t make a hit with the little lady’ mean?
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31/01/2021 5:18 pm

(a) John A. Pescud and Colonel Allyn are referred to here.
(b) Jessie Allyn was the ‘little lady’.
(c) If I don’t win her heart.
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