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Why did Leacock assume that the photographer was praying?

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Why did Leacock assume that the photographer was praying?

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The photographer hid behind the camera under a cloth. He did not move or say anything for quite sometime. So, the author assumed that the photographer was praying.

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पाठ 4.3: With the Photographer - Exercises [पृष्ठ १३५]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 4.3 With the Photographer
Exercises | Q 1. d. | पृष्ठ १३५

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