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प्रश्न
Complete the mind map given below and write a brief summary of the story in your own words.
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उत्तर
- Miss Meadows was upset over a letter from Basil breaking the engagement.
- She remains gloomy and irritable in class.
- She taxes the students making them sing a lament.
- She thinks of the letter from Basil as a knife piercing her heart.
- Basil seems to have deserted her.
- The girls sense her change of mpod.
- Suddenly she is called by Headmistress Miss. Wyatt.
- The headmistress gives her a telegram which asks her to forget the letter.
- Miss Meadows feels happy and returns to the class with vigour and good cheer.
A brief summary:
Miss Meadows was upset over a letter from Basil breaking the engagement. She remains gloomy and irritable in class. She taxes the students making them sing a lament. She thinks of the letter from Basil as a knife piercing her heart. Basil seems to have deserted her. Suddenly she is called by Head mistress Miss. Wyatt. The headmistress gives her a telegram which asks her to forget the letter. Miss Meadows feels happy and returns to the class with vigour and good cheer.
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