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Bring out the contrast between the two houses with the help of the following points.
| House of March | House of Laurence |
| 1. Old, brown house | a. ___________________ |
| 2. ___________________ | b. Well kept grounds |
| 3. Children played all around. | c. ___________________ |
| 4. ___________________ | d. No motherly face smiled at the windows. |
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Solution
| House of March | House of Laurence |
| 1. Old, brown house | a. Stately stone mansion |
| 2. Bare and shabby | b. Well kept grounds |
| 3. Children played all around. | c. Lonely and lifeless sort of house |
| 4. A warm household with an elderly lady. | d. No motherly face smiled at the windows. |
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