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“When people in real life marry, they generally hunt up somebody in their own station. A fellow usually picks out a girl who went to the same high-school and belonged to the same singing- society that he did.” (a) Who is the speaker here? (b) What ...
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31/01/2021 5:08 pm
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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
“When people in real life marry, they generally hunt up somebody in their own station. A fellow usually picks out a girl who went to the same high-school and belonged to the same singing- society that he did.”
(a) Who is the speaker here?
(b) What does the phrase ‘their own station’ mean here?
(c) What do you know about the social status of the speaker’s wife?
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31/01/2021 5:09 pm

(a) John A. Pescud is the speaker.
(b) Of the same (family) background.
(c) The speaker’s wife was far above his background and status.
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