j) After sometime a picture was put up and a bid for guineas was raised. k) A sudden stroke of luck befell the narrator when he heard that the gent who had made the bid of guineas would offer him the additional guineas and buy the picture. l) The narrator kept bidding just for fun. m) The picture was given away to the other bidder and the narrator was saved from humiliation.
n) His friend had left the place roaring with laughter at the narrator’s predicament. o) The narrator was quite happy at the offer but demanded guineas instead of the . Now there was no need for him to make any payment. .
Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about – words: a. Narrate the circumstances that led to the narrator getting into a tight corner, by his own folly. b. Trace the thoughts that went on in the mind of the narrator when picture after picture was put up and sold at the auction.
c. Explain how the narrator got out of the tight corner that he was in. d. As the narrator, make a diary entry about the tight corner you faced at Christie’s and how you were saved from the dire situation.