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Question
Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’?
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Solution
The author takes tea without sugar to relish the real taste of tea. But the majority of people take it with sugar. So, the author refers to himself as a minority.
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My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
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threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
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a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
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To the east was our giant
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