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प्रश्न
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde felt that her house was shabby and poorly furnished.
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उत्तर
Mathilde dreamt of living in a palatial mansion with vast rooms and therefore hated her comparatively small and shabby house.
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