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“I made a hundred thousand francs and a Corot!”

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Read the extract given below and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow:

“I made a hundred thousand francs and a Corot!”

(a) Who is the speaker here? What question is he/she answering?

(b) ‘A Corot’ What does this expression mean in the conversation?

(c) What quality of the speaker’s character is revealed here?

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(a) The speaker is Gaston. He is talking about the profit he has made.

(b) A Corot refers to the painting of the great French painter.

(c) It shows that the speaker is shrewd and money-minded.

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