Chapter 6
THE BROWNING VERSION
UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT
1. Comment on the attitude shown by Taplow towards Crocker-Harris.
Answer: Taplow’s attitude towards Mr Crocker-Harris is a mixture of fear, criticism, respect and liking.
He finds Crocker-Harris extremely strict, unemotional and frightening. He is so afraid of him that he does not dare to leave even when Crocker-Harris is late for the extra-work session. Taplow also dislikes the rigid way in which Crocker-Harris teaches Agamemnon.
At the same time, Taplow respects his teacher’s honesty and strict adherence to rules. He knows that Crocker-Harris cannot be flattered and will never reveal examination results before they are officially announced.
Although Taplow describes him as “hardly human”, he admits that he actually likes him. Thus, Taplow fears Crocker-Harris but also respects and admires his integrity.
2. Does Frank seem to encourage Taplow’s comments on Crocker-Harris?
Answer: Yes, Frank clearly encourages Taplow to speak about Crocker-Harris.
He listens with interest to Taplow’s criticism and seems amused by it. When Taplow imitates Crocker-Harris, Frank enjoys the performance and even asks him to repeat it.
Frank also encourages Taplow to discuss Crocker-Harris’s behaviour and suggests that he should leave because the teacher is already late. He even tells Taplow that he could go and play golf.
Although Frank occasionally pretends to disapprove when Taplow goes too far, his questions and reactions show that he enjoys hearing Crocker-Harris criticised.
3. What do you gather about Crocker-Harris from the play?
Answer: Crocker-Harris appears to be a strict, disciplined and highly principled teacher.
He follows school rules carefully and refuses to tell students their results before the official announcement. He is also a hard taskmaster who expects students to complete their work properly, even on the last day of the term.
He does not respond to flattery and does not try to become popular among students. His reserved and unemotional nature makes the boys afraid of him.
However, he is not unfair or dishonest. Taplow himself admits that Crocker-Harris is not a sadist. In spite of his frightening personality, he has a powerful influence on his students and commands a kind of respect that even Frank envies.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Who is Frank? Does he know Taplow?
Answer: Frank is a young science teacher at the same school where Crocker-Harris teaches.
He does not know Taplow personally at the beginning of their conversation. When he asks whether he knows him, Taplow replies that he does not. Taplow is in the Lower Fifth, while Frank teaches science to higher classes.
2. Why is Taplow worried about his ‘remove’?
Answer: Taplow is in the Lower Fifth and is waiting to know whether he will get his remove, that is, promotion to the next class.
He wants to specialise in science, but he cannot do so unless he gets his remove. Therefore, he is anxious about the result.
3. How is Mr Crocker-Harris different from other masters? Cite two points of difference.
Answer: Mr Crocker-Harris differs from other teachers in several ways.
First, he follows school rules strictly and does not reveal students’ results before they are officially announced.
Second, he cannot be influenced by flattery and does not try to make himself popular among his students.
He is also strict enough to give extra work even on the last day of the term.
4. Taplow is extremely interested in science, but what about Frank, the science teacher?
Answer: Taplow is extremely interested in science and hopes to specialise in it after getting his remove.
Frank, however, admits that he is not particularly interested in the science he has to teach. This creates an ironic contrast between the enthusiastic student and the science teacher himself.
5. How is Taplow’s view different from Frank’s regarding Aeschylus’ Agamemnon?
Answer: Taplow dislikes studying Agamemnon and calls it “muck”. However, he admits that the story itself may not be bad; what makes it unpleasant for him is the way Crocker-Harris teaches it.
Frank does not share Taplow’s strong dislike. He questions Taplow about his judgement and encourages him to explain why he dislikes the play.
6. Why did Taplow have to stay back at school?
Answer: Taplow had missed a class during the previous week because he was ill.
Crocker-Harris asked him to make up for the missed work by coming for extra work on the last day of the term. Therefore, Taplow had to remain at school and wait for him.
7. How does Taplow react when Frank asks him to ‘cut’?
Answer: Taplow is shocked by Frank’s suggestion that he should leave without waiting for Crocker-Harris.
He is too afraid of Crocker-Harris to disobey him and says that no student would dare to do such a thing. Therefore, he refuses to “cut” the extra-work session.
8. Why does Frank envy Crocker-Harris?
Answer: Frank envies Crocker-Harris because of the powerful influence he has over his students.
Even though the boys are frightened of him, they take him very seriously and obey him. Frank admits that Crocker-Harris has a remarkable effect on the students, something that Frank himself seems not to possess.
9. Taplow says that Mr Crocker-Harris is not a sadist but is frightening and “hardly human”. Explain.
Answer: Taplow says that Crocker-Harris is not a sadist because he does not take pleasure in causing pain to others.
However, his lack of visible emotion makes him even more frightening. Taplow feels that he is emotionally “shrivelled up inside like a nut”.
He neither seeks affection nor responds to flattery. This extreme reserve makes Taplow describe him as “hardly human”.
10. Comment on the ‘classical jokes’ of Mr Crocker-Harris. What happened when Taplow laughed at one of them?
Answer: Crocker-Harris occasionally makes classical jokes in class, but the students usually do not understand them and therefore do not laugh.
Once, Taplow laughed at one of his jokes merely out of politeness. Crocker-Harris, however, assumed that Taplow had understood the joke and was pleased with what he thought was Taplow’s progress.
The incident shows both Crocker-Harris’s seriousness and Taplow’s awkward sympathy for him.
11. Cite an instance that shows Frank enjoys Crocker-Harris being criticised by Taplow.
Answer: When Taplow imitates Crocker-Harris’s manner of speaking, Frank is clearly amused.
Instead of stopping him, Frank asks Taplow to repeat the imitation. This shows that he enjoys hearing his colleague being mocked by a student.
12. How do Frank and Taplow react to the sudden arrival of Millie Crocker-Harris?
Answer: Frank and Taplow react very differently.
Frank feels relieved at Millie’s arrival and turns to welcome her.
Taplow, however, becomes nervous because he fears that she may have overheard his remarks about Crocker-Harris and might report them to her husband. He worries that this could affect his remove.
13. Where did Millie send Taplow? What was her purpose?
Answer: Millie sent Taplow to the chemist with a prescription.
She told him to get the medicine prepared because Crocker-Harris would take some time to return.
When Taplow worried that Crocker-Harris might arrive before he came back, Millie assured him that she would take the responsibility.
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. What kind of a teacher and human being is Crocker-Harris according to Taplow?
Answer: According to Taplow, Crocker-Harris is an extremely strict, disciplined and unusual teacher.
He follows school rules faithfully and refuses to reveal examination results before the official announcement. Unlike teachers who may be influenced by students, he does not respond to flattery. He gives Taplow extra work even on the last day of the term because Taplow had missed a class.
Crocker-Harris has a strong hold over the boys, and they are deeply afraid of him. Taplow himself cannot imagine leaving the school without permission even when his teacher is late.
As a human being, Crocker-Harris appears cold and emotionally distant. Taplow says that he is “hardly human” and “shrivelled up inside like a nut”. Yet Taplow does not consider him a sadist because he does not deliberately enjoy causing suffering.
In spite of his harsh personality, Crocker-Harris has honesty, discipline and integrity. He cannot be bribed by praise or influenced by personal feelings. Therefore, although Taplow fears and criticises him, he admits that he cannot help liking him.
2. What picture of Frank do you form after reading The Browning Version?
Answer: Frank is a young science teacher and a colleague of Crocker-Harris.
He is friendly and informal with students. His conversation with Taplow shows that he can easily mix with them. However, he does not appear to possess the same professional seriousness as Crocker-Harris.
Although Frank teaches science, he admits that he is not especially interested in the science he teaches. He also shows a casual attitude towards school discipline when he advises Taplow to leave instead of waiting for Crocker-Harris.
Frank seems somewhat jealous of Crocker-Harris’s influence over the students. He enjoys Taplow’s criticism and imitation of his colleague and even asks him to repeat it.
At the same time, Frank occasionally checks Taplow when his criticism becomes too personal. Thus, Frank appears friendly and approachable, but compared with Crocker-Harris he seems less disciplined and less committed to strict professional principles.
3. Compare and contrast Crocker-Harris and Frank.
Answer: Crocker-Harris and Frank are colleagues, but they differ greatly in personality, attitude and teaching style.
Crocker-Harris is older, strict, reserved and highly disciplined. He teaches classical literature and takes his duties very seriously. He follows school rules strictly and never reveals results before they are officially announced. He cannot be flattered and does not seek popularity.
Frank, on the other hand, is younger, friendlier and more informal. He teaches science and can talk freely with students such as Taplow. However, he admits that he is not particularly interested in the science he teaches.
Crocker-Harris has tremendous authority over the boys. They are frightened of him but still respect him. Frank himself feels envious of this influence.
Frank is also less strict about rules. He suggests that Taplow should leave when Crocker-Harris is late, whereas Crocker-Harris would never encourage such behaviour.
Thus, Crocker-Harris represents discipline, duty and professional integrity, while Frank represents informality, friendliness and a more relaxed attitude towards rules.
IMPORTANT QUESTION AND ANSWER
1. Who is Taplow, and why is he waiting at school?
Answer: Taplow is a sixteen-year-old student of the Lower Fifth.
He is waiting for Mr Crocker-Harris because he has been asked to do extra work after missing a class due to illness. Although it is the last day of the term, Taplow remains at school because he is afraid to disobey his strict teacher.
2. How does Taplow describe Mr Crocker-Harris’s nature?
Answer: Taplow describes Crocker-Harris as strict, frightening and emotionally distant.
He calls him “hardly human” and compares his inner nature to a shrivelled nut. He says that Crocker-Harris does not respond to flattery and does not even seem to want students to like him.
However, Taplow does not think he is a sadist and admits that, in spite of everything, he likes him.
3. Why does Taplow not leave even when Frank suggests he should?
Answer: Taplow does not leave because he is deeply afraid of Crocker-Harris’s authority.
He believes that disobeying him would have serious consequences, especially when his remove has not yet been announced.
Therefore, even though Crocker-Harris is late, Taplow prefers to wait.
4. Why does Taplow find Agamemnon boring and call it ‘muck’?
Answer: Taplow is much more interested in science than in classical literature.
He finds the study of Agamemnon boring because, in class, it seems to involve translating difficult Greek words and facing punishment for mistakes.
However, he admits that the story itself may not be bad. His dislike is largely connected with the way the subject is taught.
5. What does Taplow reveal about Crocker-Harris’s teaching methods?
Answer: Taplow reveals that Crocker-Harris teaches in a strict and traditional manner.
He expects accurate work, gives extra assignments when necessary and closely follows school rules.
He does not give students special favours or reveal examination results in advance. These qualities make him demanding and frightening, but also fair and principled.
TALKING ABOUT THE TEXT
1. Talking about teachers among friends.
Answer: Students often discuss their teachers with friends, but such conversations should remain respectful.
It is natural to talk about a teacher’s teaching style, discipline or classroom methods. However, personal insults and unnecessary mockery should be avoided.
Teachers play an important role in shaping students’ lives, so criticism should be fair, thoughtful and related to learning rather than personal attacks.
2. The manner you adopt when you talk about a teacher to other teachers.
Answer: While speaking about one teacher to another, a student should be especially careful, polite and respectful.
If there is a genuine academic problem, it should be explained honestly without insulting or mocking anyone.
Speaking badly about one teacher merely to entertain another is inappropriate and may create misunderstanding.
Therefore, students should maintain courtesy and maturity while discussing teachers.
3. Reading plays is more interesting than studying science. Discuss.
Answer: Whether plays or science are more interesting depends largely on personal taste.
Plays can be enjoyable because they contain characters, emotions, conflicts and dramatic action. They allow readers to enter different situations and understand human behaviour.
Science, on the other hand, explains how the natural world works. It encourages observation, experimentation and logical thinking.
Therefore, neither subject is universally more interesting than the other. A student may prefer literature, science or both according to personal interest.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. Taplow came to do extra work for __________.
Answer: Mr Crocker-Harris
2. Taplow wanted to specialise in __________.
Answer: Science
3. According to Taplow, Crocker-Harris is __________.
Answer: hardly human
4. Taplow had missed a day of school because of __________.
Answer: illness
5. Mrs Crocker-Harris gave Taplow a __________ to take to the chemist.
Answer: prescription
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Taplow was in which class?
(a) Lower Sixth
(b) Upper Fifth
(c) Lower Fifth
(d) Upper Fourth
Answer: (c) Lower Fifth
2. Which subject does Frank teach?
(a) Latin
(b) Science
(c) History
(d) English
Answer: (b) Science
3. Whom was Taplow waiting for?
(a) Frank
(b) Millie
(c) Crocker-Harris
(d) The Headmaster
Answer: (c) Crocker-Harris
4. How does Taplow describe Crocker-Harris?
(a) Very friendly
(b) Hardly human
(c) Extremely humorous
(d) Careless
Answer: (b) Hardly human
5. What does Taplow initially call Agamemnon?
(a) Interesting
(b) Muck
(c) Beautiful
(d) Easy
Answer: (b) Muck
6. Taplow compares Crocker-Harris’s inner personality to a __________.
(a) stone
(b) flower
(c) nut
(d) book
Answer: (c) nut
7. What does Frank suggest Taplow should do when Crocker-Harris is late?
(a) Study science
(b) Go and play golf
(c) Visit the headmaster
(d) Go home and sleep
Answer: (b) Go and play golf
8. At what time was Taplow supposed to meet Crocker-Harris?
(a) 6:00 p.m.
(b) 6:15 p.m.
(c) 6:30 p.m.
(d) 7:00 p.m.
Answer: (c) 6:30 p.m.
9. Who, according to Taplow, follows school rules very strictly?
(a) Frank
(b) Millie
(c) Crocker-Harris
(d) Taplow
Answer: (c) Crocker-Harris
10. Why is Frank somewhat envious of Crocker-Harris?
(a) Crocker-Harris teaches science.
(b) Crocker-Harris has a powerful effect on the boys.
(c) Crocker-Harris is younger.
(d) Crocker-Harris plays golf well.
Answer: (b) Crocker-Harris has a powerful effect on the boys.
11. Millie is described as being dressed more smartly than __________.
(a) Taplow
(b) Frank
(c) most schoolmasters’ wives
(d) Crocker-Harris
Answer: (c) most schoolmasters’ wives
12. Who suddenly enters while Frank and Taplow are talking?
(a) Crocker-Harris
(b) The Headmaster
(c) Millie Crocker-Harris
(d) The Bursar
Answer: (c) Millie Crocker-Harris
13. Why is Taplow afraid to leave without permission?
(a) He fears Crocker-Harris’s reaction.
(b) He wants to study longer.
(c) He is waiting for Frank.
(d) The school gate is locked.
Answer: (a) He fears Crocker-Harris’s reaction.
14. A sadist is someone who enjoys __________.
(a) teaching
(b) causing pain to others
(c) telling jokes
(d) helping people
Answer: (b) causing pain to others
15. According to Taplow, Crocker-Harris seems to dislike being __________.
(a) liked
(b) feared
(c) obeyed
(d) respected
Answer: (a) liked
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TEXTBOOK EXCERCISES
UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT
1. Comment on the attitude shown by Taplow towards Crocker-Harris.
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Ans: Taplow is respectful towards Mr. Crocker-Harris and likes him for his principles. He criticises him for being a feelingless person yet regards him an extraordinary master. He is mortally afraid of him and dare not cut the extra work even on the last day of the term. He tells Frank how much he dislikes the play ‘Agamemnon’. He confesses that the play is not that bad but he likes science. Also, he points out that the way Mr Harris teaches it is terrible. Taplow feels different. As he is not like other teachers so such rules don’t work with Mr Crocker-Harris, Taplow states. Also, he doesn’t appreciate the extra work of students. As per Taplow, Mr Harris is different from other teachers. He is strict and inhuman. Moreover, he doesn’t tell them their results before judgement day. When Taplow asks about his removal Crocker-Harris says that is exactly what he deserves- “No less; and certainly no more.”
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2. Does Frank seem to encourage Taplow’s comments on Crocker-Harris?
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Ans :Yes, Frank seems to encourage Taplow’s comments on Crocker-Harris. He shows appreciation for Taplow’s imitation of Mr Crocker-Harris and asks him to repeat it. They have to do extra work as he missed a class a week ago. Frank remarks that Taplow will get his “removal” for doing extra work.When Taplow tells Frank that he was supposed to meet Mr Crocker-Harris at six-thirty, Frank tells Taplow that Mr Crocker-Harris was already ten minutes late. He suggests that Taplow could go and play golf.
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āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āĻŽাāώ্āĻā§° āĻŦুāϞি āĻāĻŖ্āϝ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻŽā§°্āϤ্āϝ⧰ āĻāϝ় āĻā§°ে āĻā§°ু āĻাā§°্āϝāĻাāϞ⧰ āĻļেāώ āĻĻিāύāϤো āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āϏাāĻšāϏ āύāĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻāĻ āĻāϝ় āϝে āϤেāĻঁ ‘āĻāĻাāĻŽেāĻŽāύāύ’ āύাāĻāĻāĻāύ āĻিāĻŽাāύ āĻ
āĻĒāĻāύ্āĻĻ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āϏ্āĻŦীāĻাā§° āĻā§°ে āϝে āύাāĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŽাāύ āĻŦেāϝ়া āύāĻšāϝ় āϝāĻĻিāĻ āϤেāĻঁ āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāϝ়। āϞāĻāϤে āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻুāϞিāϝ়াāĻ āĻĻিāϝ়ে āϝে āĻŽিāώ্āĻাā§° āĻšেā§°িāĻে āĻāϝ়াāĻ āĻļিāĻোā§ąাā§° āϧ⧰āĻŖāĻো āĻāϝ়ংāĻā§°। āĻেāĻĒāϞ’ā§° āĻ
āύুāĻā§ą āĻŦেāϞেāĻ। āϝিāĻšেāϤু āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻā§° āĻĻā§°ে āύāĻšāϝ় āĻāϤিāĻে āĻāύে āύিāϝ়āĻŽে āĻŽিāώ্āĻাā§° āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻাāĻŽ āύāĻā§°ে, āĻেāĻĒāϞ’ā§ąে āĻāϝ়। āϞāĻāϤে, āĻাāϤ্ā§°-āĻাāϤ্ā§°ীā§° āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽā§° āϤেāĻঁ āĻļāϞাāĻ āϞোā§ąা āύাāĻ। āĻেāĻĒāϞ’ā§° āĻŽāϤে āĻŽিāώ্āĻাā§° āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻāϤāĻৈ āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻ োā§° āĻā§°ু āĻ
āĻŽাāĻ¨ā§ąীāϝ়। āϤāĻĻুāĻĒā§°ি āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻāĻ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ā§° āĻĻিāύ⧰ āĻāĻāϤে āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞ āĻোā§ąা āύাāĻ। āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻেāĻĒāϞ’ā§ąে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻঁāϤ⧰োā§ąাā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āϏুāϧিāϞে āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻে āĻāϝ় āϝে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĒ্ā§°াāĻĒ্āϝ āĻ িāĻ āϏেāĻāĻোā§ąেāĻ- “āĻāĻŽ āύāĻšāϝ়; āĻā§°ু āύিāĻļ্āĻāϝ় āĻā§°ু āύāĻšāϝ়।”
3. What do you gather about Crocker-Harris from the play?
āύাāĻāĻāĻāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻāĻĒুāύি āĻি āϏংāĻ্ā§°āĻš āĻā§°ে?
Ans:Taplow’s attitude towards Crocker-Harris is quite mixed. He recognises his sense of discipline, sense of devotion and stoic nature. But he has a personal grudge against Mr Crocker-Harris. He has to do some extra work on the last day of school. He feels that Mr Harris is feelingless and strict. He can never be flattered. He is mighty scared of him. In spite of everything. Taplow rather likes him. Perhaps he ‘can’t help’ liking him.
Taplow considers that Mr Crocker-Harris is not like others. He doesn’t tell the results like the other masters before they are formally announced. In this respect he is different from teachers like Frank who don’t observe the rules so strictly. Only a teacher like Mr Harris can give extra work on the last day of school. He knows no mercy. Nor can one extract any concession from him. He is a hard taskmaster. When Taplow asks Mr Harris if he has given him a remove (promotion), he gets a tricky answer. He has given him exactly what he deserves. No less; and certainly no more. Taplow thinks that he is “hardly human”. But he doesn’t consider Mr Harris a sadist. He is even worse than that. He is all “shrivelled up inside like a nut”. He doesn’t like flattery. He hates people who like or flatter him. He doesn’t like even being liked. Even Mr Frank feels envious of Mr Crocker-Harris. He has a wonderful effect on the boys. The boys seem scared to death of him.
āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§° āĻŽāύোāĻাā§ą āϝāĻĨেāώ্āĻ āĻŽিāĻļ্ā§°িāϤ। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻ
āύুāĻļাāϏāύ, āĻāĻ্āϤিāĻŦোāϧ āĻā§°ু āύিāώ্āĻ ুā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻৃāϤিā§° āĻ
āύুāĻূāϤিāĻ āϏ্āĻŦীāĻৃāϤি āĻĻিāϝ়ে। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻŦিā§°ুāĻĻ্āϧে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāĻāϤ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āĻŦেāώ āĻāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻ
āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻĻিāύāĻোāϤ āĻিāĻু āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āϞাāĻিāĻŦ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻ
āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°ে āϝে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻ
āύুāĻā§ąāĻšীāύ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻ োā§°। āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻ āϤোāώাāĻŽোāĻĻ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ি। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻāϝ় āĻā§°ে। āϏāĻāϞো āϏ্āĻŦāϤ্āĻŦেāĻ। āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāϝ়। āϏāĻŽ্āĻā§ąāϤঃ āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻাāϞ āĻĒোā§ąাāϤ 'āϏāĻšাāϝ় āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে'।
āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻŦিāĻŦেāĻāύা āĻā§°ে āϝে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāύ⧰ āĻĻā§°ে āύāĻšāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞāĻŦোā§° āĻāύুāώ্āĻ াāύিāĻāĻাā§ąে āĻোāώāĻŖা āĻā§°াā§° āĻāĻāϤে āĻāύ āĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°ā§° āĻĻā§°ে āύāĻāϝ়। āĻāĻ āĻ্āώেāϤ্ā§°āϤ āϤেāĻঁ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻāϤāĻৈ āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ āϝিāύিāϝ়āĻŽāĻŦোā§° āĻāĻŽাāύ āĻāĻ োā§°āĻাā§ąে āĻĒাāϞāύ āύāĻā§°ে। āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻেāĻšে āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻ
āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻĻিāύāĻোāϤ āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻĻিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻোāύো āĻĻāϝ়া āύাāĻাāύে। āĻŦা āĻোāύোā§ąে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻোāύো ā§°েāĻšাāĻ āĻāϞিāϝ়াāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ িāύ āĻাāϏ্āĻāĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°। āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āϏুāϧিāϞে āϝে āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻঁāϤ⧰াāĻŦāϞৈ (āĻĒāĻĻোāύ্āύāϤি) āĻĻিāĻে āύেāĻি, āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻা āĻāĻিāϞ āĻāϤ্āϤ⧰ āĻĒাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻ িāĻ āϝি āĻĒ্ā§°াāĻĒ্āϝ āϏেāϝ়া āĻĻিāĻে। āĻāĻŽ āύāĻšāϝ়; āĻā§°ু āύিāĻļ্āĻিāϤāĻাā§ąে āĻā§°ু āύāĻšāϝ়। āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻাāĻŦে āϝে āϤেāĻঁ "āĻুāĻŦ āĻāĻŽ āĻŽাāύুāĻš"। āĻিāύ্āϤু āϤেāĻঁ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āĻāĻāύ āϏাāĻĻীāĻŦাāĻĻী āĻŦুāϞি āĻŦিāĻŦেāĻāύা āύāĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āϤাāϤāĻৈāĻ āĻŦেāϝ়া। āϤেāĻঁ āϏāĻāϞো "āĻŦাāĻĻাāĻŽā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻিāϤ⧰āϞৈ āĻļুāĻাāĻ āĻৈāĻে"। āϤেāĻঁ āϤোāώাāĻŽোāĻĻ āĻাāϞ āύাāĻĒাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻাāϞ āύোāϝোā§ąা āĻŦা āϤোāώাāĻŽোāĻĻ āĻā§°া āϞোāĻāϏāĻāϞāĻ āĻৃāĻŖা āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύāĻি āĻাāϞ āĻĒোā§ąাāĻোāĻ āĻাāϞ āύাāĻĒাāϝ়। āĻāύāĻি āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻেāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻā§°্āώা āĻ
āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°ে। āϞ'ā§°াāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāĻ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§ą āĻāĻে। āϞ'ā§°াāĻŦোā§°ে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŽৃāϤ্āϝুāϤ āĻāϝ় āĻাāĻāĻে।
Ans: Frank, a young teacher, is envious of Mr Crocker-Harris. Rivalry is quite common among colleagues. The same things works here. He relishes all adverse comments against Mr. Harris. Not only that. He even encourages Taplow, a student of Crocker-Harris, to criticise him. But he doesn’t do it openly. He subtly pretends not to like any adverse comments against Mr. Harris. Like a clever teacher, Frank prompts Taplow to pass even uncharitable remarks against Harris.
Frank is exposed when he himself asks Taplow to imitate Mr Crocker Harris. Naturally, he enjoys Mr Harris being ridiculed by his own pupil. He even feels envious of the respect and ‘effect’ that Mr Harris enjoys on his students. Frank even incites Taplow to ‘cut’ as Mr Harris is already ten-minute late. He even encourages Taplow to share Mr.Harris’ jokes with him. But Frank pretends to have no jealousy against Mr Crocker-Harris. Taplow criticizes Mr Harris for giving him extra work. He says that he is ‘hardly human’. Mr Frank warns Taplow that he has gone ‘much too far’ in his criticism of Mr Harris.
āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āύাāĻŽā§° āĻāĻāύ āϝুā§ą āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻā§°্āώা āĻā§°ে। āϏāĻšāĻā§°্āĻŽীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻŽাāĻāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻĻ্āĻŦāύ্āĻĻিāϤা āĻāĻেāĻŦাā§°ে āϏāĻā§°াāĻā§° āĻšāϝ়। āĻāĻেāĻা āĻŦāϏ্āϤুā§ąে āĻāϝ়াāϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻŦিā§°ুāĻĻ্āϧে āϏāĻāϞো āĻŦিā§°ূāĻĒ āĻŽāύ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°ে। āĻেā§ąāϞ āϏেāϝ়াāĻ āύāĻšāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύāĻি āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨী āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āϏāĻŽাāϞোāĻāύা āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§āϏাāĻšিāϤ āĻā§°ে। āĻিāύ্āϤু āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāĻো āĻŽুāĻāϞিāĻৈ āύāĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āϏূāĻ্āώ্āĻŽāĻাā§ąে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻŦিā§°ুāĻĻ্āϧে āĻোāύো āĻŦিā§°ূāĻĒ āĻŽāύ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ āĻĒāĻāύ্āĻĻ āύāĻā§°াā§° āĻাāĻ āϞāϝ়। āĻāĻāύ āĻāϤুā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻেāĻ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻŦিā§°ুāĻĻ্āϧে āĻāύāĻি āĻ
āĻĻাāϤāĻŦ্āϝ āĻŽāύ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ āĻĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒ্ā§°েā§°িāϤ āĻā§°ে।
āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻāύ্āĻŽোāĻিāϤ āĻšāϝ় āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤেāĻঁ āύিāĻেāĻ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§° āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āĻ
āύুāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāϝ়। āϏ্āĻŦাāĻাā§ąিāĻāϤে, āϤেāĻঁ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āϤেāĻঁā§° āύিāĻā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীā§° āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§°া āĻāĻĒāĻšাāϏ āĻā§°াāĻো āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύāĻি āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°া āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύ āĻā§°ু 'āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§ą'ā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻā§°্āώা āĻ
āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°ে। āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻāύāĻি āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ 'āĻাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ' āĻāĻĻāĻāύি āĻĻিāϝ়ে āĻিāϝ়āύো āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāϤিāĻŽāϧ্āϝে āĻĻāĻš āĻŽিāύিāĻ āĻĒāϞāĻŽ āĻšৈāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύāĻি āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻৌāϤুāĻāϤেāĻঁā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻাāĻ āĻŦāϤ⧰া āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§āϏাāĻšিāϤ āĻā§°ে। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻŦিā§°ুāĻĻ্āϧে āĻোāύো āĻā§°্āώা āύāĻĨāĻাā§° āĻাāĻ āϞāϝ়। āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻĻিāϝ়াā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϏāĻŽাāϞোāĻāύা āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāϝ় āϝে āϤেāĻঁ 'āĻুāĻŦ āĻāĻŽ āĻŽাāύুāĻš'। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āϏāϤ⧰্āĻ āĻā§°ি āĻĻিāĻিāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻঁ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āϏāĻŽাāϞোāĻāύাāϤ 'āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻĻূā§°āϞৈ' āĻৈāĻে।
Ans: Mr Crocker-Harris is a school master in the classical mould. He is a strict disciplinarian. He means business. He is a devoted teacher. He can’t tolerate any laxity among his students. He is a hard task –master. He never spares an erring child. He is very conscious of his duty. Even on the last day and a day before his retirement, he can give extra work to a student.
Mr Crocker-Harris himself follows the rules very strictly. He doesn’t tell the results like the other masters. It is very difficult to read his mind. When Taplow asks if he has given him a promotion, Mr Harris sounds mysterious. He tells Taplow that he has given hit he deserves. “No less; and certainly no more.” Students ‘seem scared to death’ of him. Even Frank feels envious of the effect Mr Harris has on the boys in the class. But Mr Crocker-Harris is not a sadist. Taplow only calls him ‘frightening’. ‘He is all shrivelled up inside like a nut’. He hates flattery. No amount of flattery can move him. He doesn’t like even being liked. But in spite of everything, students like Taplow like him. Perhaps they can’t help it.
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āϧ্ā§°ুāĻĒāĻĻী āĻাঁāĻā§° āĻāĻāύ āϏ্āĻুāϞ āĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ োā§° āĻ
āύুāĻļাāϏāύāĻাā§°ী। āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻ
ā§°্āĻĨ āĻšৈāĻে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāϏাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āύিāώ্āĻ াā§ąাāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻŽাāĻāϤ āĻোāύো āĻļিāĻĨিāϞāϤা āϏāĻš্āϝ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ িāύ āĻাāĻŽ – āĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°। āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻ āĻুāϞ āĻā§°া āĻļিāĻļুāĻ āĻā§°ি āύিāĻĻিāϝ়ে। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻā§°্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āϝāĻĨেāώ্āĻ āϏāĻেāϤāύ। āĻāύāĻি āĻ
ā§ąāϏ⧰⧰ āĻ
āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻĻিāύ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻĻিāύ āĻāĻāϤে, āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāĻ āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻĻিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে।
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻে āύিāĻেāĻ āύিāϝ়āĻŽāĻŦোā§° āĻ
āϤি āĻāĻ োā§°āĻাā§ąে āĻ
āύুāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύ āĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°ā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞ āĻোā§ąা āύাāĻ। āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŽāύāĻো āĻĒāĻĸ়া āĻো āĻŦā§° āĻāĻ িāύ। āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āϏুāϧিāϞে āϝে āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻĒāĻĻোāύ্āύāϤি āĻĻিāĻে āύেāĻি, āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻ ā§°āĻšāϏ্āϝāĻāύāĻ āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻৈāĻিāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻঁ āĻĒ্ā§°াāĻĒ্āϝ āĻšিāĻ āĻĻিāĻে। "āĻāĻŽ āύāĻšāϝ়; āĻā§°ু āύিāĻļ্āĻিāϤāĻাā§ąে āĻā§°ু āύāĻšāϝ়।" āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞে āϤেāĻঁā§° 'āĻŽৃāϤ্āϝুāϞৈ āĻāϝ় āĻোā§ąা āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻে'। āĻāύāĻি āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻেāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻে āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীā§° āϞ'ā§°াāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āϝি āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§ą āĻĒেāϞাāĻāĻে āϤাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻā§°্āώা āĻ
āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°ে। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻেāĻĄিāώ্āĻ āύāĻšāϝ়। āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻেā§ąāϞ 'āĻāϝ়াā§ąāĻš' āĻŦুāϞি āĻāϝ়। 'āϏে āϏāĻŦাāĻ āĻŦাāĻĻাāĻŽেāϰ āĻŽāϤো āĻেāϤāϰে āĻļুāĻিāϝ়ে āĻāĻে'। āϤেāĻঁ āϤোāώাāĻŽোāĻĻ āĻŦেāϝ়া āĻĒাāϝ়। āϝিāĻোāύো āĻĒā§°িāĻŽাāĻŖā§° āϤোāώাāĻŽোāĻĻে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āϏ্āĻĨাāύাāύ্āϤ⧰ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύāĻি āĻাāϞ āĻĒোā§ąাāĻোāĻ āĻাāϞ āύাāĻĒাāϝ়। āĻিāύ্āϤু āϏāĻāϞো āĻŦোā§° āϏ্āĻŦāϤ্āĻŦেāĻ, āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϝ়ে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāϝ়। āϏāĻŽ্āĻā§ąāϤঃ āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āĻāϝ়াāĻ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে।
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Who is Frank? Does he know Taplow?
āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻোāύ? āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻাāύে āύেāĻি?
Ans: Frank is a young school master. He teaches in the same school in which Mr Crocker-Harris, his senior colleague teaches. Actually, Frank doesn’t know Taplow. His question to Taplow is self-explanatory. He asks Taplow: ‘Do I know you’? Taplow answer. ‘No, sir.’ Taplow is in lower fifth while Frank teaches science to the higher classes.
āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻāĻāύ āϝুā§ą āϏ্āĻুāϞāĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻেāĻāύ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়āϤ āĻ
āϧ্āϝাāĻĒāύা āĻā§°ে āϝ'āϤ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻ্āϝেāώ্āĻ āϏāĻšāĻā§°্āĻŽী āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻে āĻ
āϧ্āϝাāĻĒāύা āĻā§°ে। āĻāĻāϞāϤে, āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āύাāĻাāύে। āĻেāĻĒāϞোāϞৈ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļ্āύāĻো āϏ্āĻŦ-āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ্āϝাāĻŽূāϞāĻ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āϏুāϧিāϞে: 'āĻŽāĻ āϤোāĻŽাāĻ āĻিāύি āĻĒাāĻঁ āύেāĻি'? āĻেāĻĒāϞো āĻāϤ্āϤ⧰। āύা, āϏ্āϝাāϰ। āĻেāĻĒāϞো āύিāĻŽ্āύ āĻĒāĻ্āĻāĻŽāϏ্āĻĨাāύāϤ āĻāĻে āĻāύāĻšাāϤে āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻāĻ্āĻāĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāĻ āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ āĻļিāĻাāϝ়।
2. Why is Taplow worried about his ‘remove’?
āĻেāĻĒāϞো āϤেāĻঁā§° 'āĻঁāϤ⧰াāĻāĻ' āϞৈ āĻিāϝ় āĻিāύ্āϤিāϤ?
Answer:- Taplow is in the lower fifth standard. He can’t specialise until he gets his ‘remove’ all right. ‘Remove’ is a certificate of promotion to the next class. He is worried about the results because much depends on how he performs in the examinations.
āĻেāĻĒāϞো āύিāĻŽ্āύ āĻĒāĻ্āĻāĻŽ āĻŽাāύāĻĻāĻŖ্āĻĄāϤ āĻāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁā§° 'āĻঁāϤ⧰াāĻāĻ' āĻ িāĻ āύোāĻšোā§ąাāϞৈāĻে āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻ্āĻ āĻš'āĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে। 'āĻ
āĻĒāϏাā§°āĻŖ' āĻšৈāĻে āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤী āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϞৈ āĻĒāĻĻোāύ্āύāϤিā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŽাāĻŖāĻĒāϤ্ā§°। āϤেāĻঁ āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻিāύ্āϤিāϤ āĻিāϝ়āύো āĻĒā§°ীāĻ্āώাāϤ āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāύে āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āĻā§°ে āϤাā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻšুāĻিāύি āύিā§°্āĻā§° āĻā§°ে।
3. How is Mr Crocker-Harris different from other masters? Cite two points of difference.
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāύ āĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°ā§° āϤāϤ্āĻŦাā§ąāϧাāύāϤ āĻেāύেāĻĻā§°ে āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ? āĻĒাā§°্āĻĨāĻ্āϝ⧰ āĻĻুāĻা āĻŦিāύ্āĻĻু āĻāĻĻ্āϧৃāϤ āĻā§°āĻ।
Ans:- Mr Crocker-Harris is a disciplinarian. He follows the rules very strictly. He doesn’t leak the results like other masters before they are formally announced. Secondly, Mr Harris doesn’t like flattery. Nor does he want that anybody should like him. He is a hard task-master. He can give extra work to a student even on the last day of school.
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻ
āύুāĻļাāϏāύāĻাā§°ী। āϤেāĻঁ āύিāϝ়āĻŽāĻŦোā§° āĻ
āϤি āĻāĻ োā§°āĻাā§ąে āĻ
āύুāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞāĻŦোā§° āĻāύুāώ্āĻ াāύিāĻāĻাā§ąে āĻোāώāĻŖা āĻā§°াā§° āĻāĻāϤে āĻāύ āĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°ā§° āĻĻā§°ে āϞিāĻ āύāĻā§°ে। āĻĻ্āĻŦিāϤীāϝ়āϤে, āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻে āϤোāώাāĻŽোāĻĻ āĻাāϞ āύাāĻĒাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āύিāĻŦিāĻাā§°ে āϝে āĻোāύোāĻŦাāĻ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻĒāĻāύ্āĻĻ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āϞাāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ িāύ āĻাāĻŽ-āĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°। āϤেāĻঁ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻ
āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻĻিāύāĻোāϤো āĻāĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāĻ āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻĻিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে।
5. Taplow is extremely interested in science but what about Frank, the science teacher?
āĻেāĻĒāϞো āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻ
āϤ্āϝāύ্āϤ āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻšী āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ⧰ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻি?
Answer:- Taplow is anxiously waiting for his remove. If he gets a favourable remove then he will opt for science in the next class. He is ‘extremely interested in science’. But the science teacher, Mr Frank, is not. Not, at least, in the science he has to teach.
āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻāĻĻ্āĻŦিāĻ্āύāϤাā§°ে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻঁāϤ⧰াāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ
āĻĒেāĻ্āώা āĻā§°ি āĻāĻে। āϝāĻĻি āϤেāĻঁ āĻ
āύুāĻূāϞ āĻঁāϤ⧰ āĻĒাāϝ় āϤেāύ্āϤে āϤেāĻঁ āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤী āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϤ āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύāĻŦাāĻāύি āĻā§°িāĻŦ। āϤেāĻঁ 'āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻ
āϤ্āϝāύ্āϤ āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻšী'। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ⧰ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ āĻŽিঃ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āύāĻšāϝ়। āĻ
āύ্āϤāϤঃ āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύāϤ āϤেāĻঁ āĻļিāĻাāĻŦ āϞাāĻিāĻŦ āύāĻšāϝ়।
6. How is Taplow’s view different from Mr Frank’s regarding Aeschylus’ the ‘Agamemnon?
āĻāĻিāϞাāĻā§° 'āĻāĻাāĻŽেāĻŽāύāύ' āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻে āĻŽিঃ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻā§° āĻĻৃāώ্āĻিāĻংāĻীāϤāĻৈ āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§° āĻĻৃāώ্āĻিāĻংāĻী āĻেāύেāĻĻā§°ে āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ?
Answer:- Taplow is extremely interested in science. He doesn’t like literature. He calls ‘The Agamemnon’, a play written by the great Greek dramatist Aeschylus, as ‘muck’. He considers science much more exciting and interesting than literature. Mr Frank thinks differently. He thinks just the opposite of Frank.
āĻেāĻĒāϞো āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻ
āϤ্āϝāύ্āϤ āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻšী। āϤেāĻঁ āϏাāĻšিāϤ্āϝ āĻাāϞ āύাāĻĒাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻŽāĻšাāύ āĻ্ā§°ীāĻ āύাāĻ্āϝāĻাā§° āĻāĻিāϞাāĻā§° āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§°া āϞিāĻা āĻāĻāύ āύাāĻāĻ 'āĻĻ্āϝ āĻāĻাāĻŽেāĻŽāύāύ'āĻ 'āĻŽāϝ়āϞা' āĻŦুāϞি āĻ
āĻিāĻšিāϤ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύāĻ āϏাāĻšিāϤ্āϝāϤāĻৈ āĻ
āϧিāĻ ā§°োāĻŽাāĻ্āĻāĻā§° āĻā§°ু āĻāĻā§°্āώāĻŖীāϝ় āĻŦুāϞি āĻŦিāĻŦেāĻāύা āĻā§°ে। āĻŽিঃ āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻŦেāϞেāĻ āϧ⧰āĻŖে āĻাāĻŦে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻā§° āĻ িāĻ āĻŦিāĻĒā§°ীāϤ āĻāĻĨা āĻাāĻŦে।
7. Why did Taplow have to stay back at school?
āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻিāϝ় āϏ্āĻুāϞāϤ āĻĨাāĻিāĻŦ āϞāĻা āĻšৈāĻিāϞ?
Answer:- Mr Crocker-Harris was a hard taskmaster. Taplow, a student of lower fifth standard, missed a day last week when he was ill. But Mr Crocker-Harris was unrelenting. He punished Taplow. He gave extra work to Taplow and that too on the last day of school. So, Taplow had to stay back at school to complete the assignment.
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ িāύ āĻাāϏ্āĻāĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§° āĻāĻিāϞ। āύিāĻŽ্āύ āĻĒāĻ্āĻāĻŽ āĻŽাāύāĻĻāĻŖ্āĻĄā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨী āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āϝোā§ąা āϏāĻĒ্āϤাāĻšāϤ āĻ
āϏুāϏ্āĻĨ āĻšোā§ąাā§° āĻāĻা āĻĻিāύ āĻšেā§°ুā§ąাāĻāĻিāϞ। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻŽিঃ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āύিā§°āύ্āϤ⧰ āĻāĻিāϞ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻļাāϏ্āϤি āĻĻিāĻিāϞ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻĻিāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āϏেāĻāĻোāĻ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻļেāώ āĻĻিāύāĻোāϤ। āϏেāϝ়েāĻšে, āĻāĻাāĻāύāĻŽেāĻŖ্āĻāĻো āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āϏ্āĻুāϞāϤ āĻĨাāĻিāĻŦ āϞāĻা āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
8. How does Taplow react when Frank asks him to ‘cut’?
āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āϤেāĻঁāĻ 'āĻাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ' āĻāϝ় āϤেāϤিāϝ়া āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻেāύে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻ্ā§°িāϝ়া āĻĻেāĻুā§ąাāϝ়?
Answer:- Mr Frank is not very favourably disposed towards Mr Crocker-Harris. Mr Harris doesn’t come on the right time. Frank asks Taplow to ‘cut’ Crocker’s extra work period. Taplow can’t even imagine of doing such a thing. No student has ever done such a thing in the whole teaching career of Mr Harris.
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻুāĻŦ āĻ
āύুāĻূāϞāĻাā§ąে āύিāώ্āĻĒāϤ্āϤি āĻā§°া āύাāĻ। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻ āϏāĻ িāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āύাāĻšে। āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽā§° āĻŽ্āϝাāĻĻ 'āĻাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ' āĻৈāĻিāϞ। āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻāύেāĻুā§ąা āĻাāĻŽ āĻā§°াā§° āĻāϞ্āĻĒāύাāĻ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āϏāĻŽāĻ্ā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻāϤা āĻেā§°িāϝ়াā§°āϤ āĻোāύো āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϝ়ে āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻ āĻāύে āĻাāĻŽ āĻā§°া āύাāĻ।
9. Why does Mr Frank envy Mr Crocker—Harris?
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āĻিāϝ় āĻā§°্āώা āĻā§°ে?
Answer:- Mr Crocker-Harris is more feared than respected. Mr Frank is a young teacher in Mr Crocker’s school. He is envious of his senior colleague. He frankly admits that Mr Crocker-Harris enjoys a wonderful hold over his students. They all seem scared to death of him. He is jealous of Crocker’s authority and ‘effect’ on his students.
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύ āĻā§°াāϤāĻৈ āĻŦেāĻি āĻāϝ় āĻā§°া āĻšāϝ়। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻāĻāύ āϝুā§ą āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻ্āϝেāώ্āĻ āϏāĻšāĻā§°্āĻŽীā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻā§°্āώাāĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āϏ্āĻĒāώ্āĻāĻাā§ąে āϏ্āĻŦীāĻাā§° āĻā§°ে āϝে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻĻāĻāϞ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻ āϏāĻāϞোā§ąে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŽৃāϤ্āϝুāϞৈ āĻāϝ় āĻোā§ąা āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻā§°্āϤৃāϤ্āĻŦ āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ 'āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§ą'ā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻā§°্āώাāĻā§°ে।
10. Taplow says that Mr Crocker-Harris is not a sadist but he is so frightening and hardly human. Elucidate.
āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻāϝ় āϝে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻেāĻĄিāώ্āĻ āύāĻšāϝ় āĻিāύ্āϤু āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻŽাāύ āĻāϝ়াā§ąāĻš āĻā§°ু āĻুāĻŦ āĻāĻŽ āĻŽাāύুāĻš। āĻāϞুāĻিāĻĄেāĻ।
Answer:- Taplow doesn’t consider Mr Crocker-Harris a sadist. He doesn’t get pleasure out of giving pain to others. He wouldn’t be so frightening if he were a sadist. Even a sadist shows some feelings. But Mr Crocker-Harris has none. Taplow says that he is ‘all shrivelled up inside like a nut’, He hates people to like him. He doesn’t have natural human feelings.
āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻেāĻĄিāώ্āĻ āĻŦুāϞি āĻŦিāĻŦেāĻāύা āύāĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύāĻ āĻŦেāĻĻāύা āĻĻিāϝ়াā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻāύāύ্āĻĻ āύাāĻĒাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻŽাāύ āĻāϝ়াā§ąāĻš āύāĻš'āϞāĻšেঁāϤেāύ āϝāĻĻি āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āĻŦেāώী āĻš'āϞāĻšেঁāϤেāύ। āĻāύāĻি āĻāĻāύ āĻেāĻĄিāώ্āĻেāĻ āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻ
āύুāĻূāϤি āĻĻেāĻুā§ąাāϝ়। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻāĻো āύাāĻ। āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻāϝ় āϝে āϤেāĻঁ 'āϏāĻāϞোāĻŦোā§° āĻŦাāĻĻাāĻŽā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻিāϤ⧰āϞৈ āĻļুāĻাāĻ āĻৈāĻে', āϤেāĻঁ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻাāϞ āĻĒোā§ąাāĻো āĻŦেāϝ়া āĻĒাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĒ্ā§°াāĻৃāϤিāĻ āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āĻ
āύুāĻূāϤি āύাāĻ।
11. Comment on the ‘classical jokes’ of Mr Crocker-Harris. What did Mr Harris say to Taplow when he laughed at one of his jokes?
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° 'āϧ্ā§°ুāĻĒāĻĻী āĻৌāϤুāĻ' āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻে āĻŽāύ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ āĻā§°āĻ। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻে āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻি āĻৈāĻিāϞ āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāĻা āĻৌāϤুāĻāϤ āĻšাঁāĻšিāĻিāϞ?
Answer:- Sometimes Mr Crocker-Harris made his ‘classical jokes’ in the class. Nobody laughed because nobody understood them. One day out of ordinary politeness, Taplow laughed at one of his jokes out of fun only. Mr Crocker was pleased at the advance Taplow had made in Latin. He laughed at Mr Crocker’s classical jokes in Latin in the whole class feeling sorry for him.
āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻŦা āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻে āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϤ āϤেāĻঁā§° 'āϧ্ā§°ুāĻĒāĻĻী āĻৌāϤুāĻ' āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ। āĻোāύেāĻ āĻšাঁāĻšি āύাāĻিāϞ āĻাā§°āĻŖ āĻোāύেāĻ āϏেāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻŦুāĻি āĻĒোā§ąা āύাāĻিāϞ। āĻāĻĻিāύ āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āύāĻŽ্ā§°āϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে, āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻেā§ąāϞ āϧেāĻŽাāϞিā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāĻা āĻৌāϤুāĻ āĻĻেāĻি āĻšাঁāĻšিāĻিāϞ। āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āϞেāĻিāύ āĻাāώাāϤ āĻā§°া āĻāĻāϤীāϝ়া āĻৈ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§° āϏāύ্āϤুāώ্āĻ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻোāĻেāĻ āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϤ āϞেāĻিāύ āĻাāώাāϤ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āϧ্ā§°ুāĻĒāĻĻী āĻৌāϤুāĻāĻŦোā§°āĻĻেāĻি āĻšাঁāĻšিāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĻুāĻ āĻ
āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
12. Cite an instance in the text that may show that Frank relishes Mr Crocker-Harris being criticised by Taplow?
āĻĒাāĻ āĻোāϤ āĻāĻা āĻāĻĻাāĻšā§°āĻŖ āĻĻাāĻি āϧ⧰āĻ āϝিāϝ়ে āĻĻেāĻুā§ąাāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে āϝে āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§° āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§°া āϏāĻŽাāϞোāĻিāϤ āĻšোā§ąা āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°ে?
Answer:- Mr Frank is not straightforward. He is envious of Mr Crocker-Harris and his wonderful hold over his students. When Taplow imitates Mr Crocker-Harris in his throaty voice, Mr Frank relishes it. Not only that. He asks Taplow, ‘Just.......repeat it, would you’? He only pretends to hide his envy for Mr Harris.
āĻŽিঃ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻĒোāύāĻĒāĻীāϝ়া āύāĻšāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāĻļ্āĻā§°্āϝāĻā§° āĻĻāĻāϞ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻā§°্āώাāĻā§°ে। āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāĻŖ্āĻ āϏ্āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻ
āύুāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ে, āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻāϝ়াāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°ে। āĻেā§ąāϞ āϏেāϝ়াāĻ āύāĻšāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āϏুāϧিāϞে, 'āĻŽাāϤ্ā§°.....। āĻāĻāĻো āĻĒুāύ⧰াāĻŦৃāϤ্āϤি āĻā§°āĻ, āĻāĻĒুāύি āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύেāĻি?' āϤেāĻঁ āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻā§°্āώা āϞুāĻুā§ąাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻাāĻ āϞāϝ়।
13. How do Mr Frank and Taplow react to the sudden arrival of Millie Crocker?
āĻŽিāϞি āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻāĻāϏ্āĻŽিāĻ āĻāĻāĻŽāύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻেāύে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻ্ā§°িāϝ়া āĻĻেāĻুā§ąাāϝ়?
Answer:-Frank and Taplow react differently to the sudden arrival of Millie Crocker. Frank turns to welcome her. He is ‘infinitely relieved’ at seeing her. On the other hand, Taplow is scared. He fears if she has heard what he spoke about Mr Crocker. If she has heard him, she can report his words to Mr Crocker-Harris. Taplow fears that he might not get his remove.
āĻŽিāϞি āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻāĻāϏ্āĻŽিāĻ āĻāĻāĻŽāύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻŦেāϞেāĻ āϧ⧰āĻŖে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻ্ā§°িāϝ়া āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাāĻļ āĻā§°ে। āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āϤাāĻāĻ āϏ্āĻŦাāĻāϤāĻŽ āĻāύাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻূā§°ি āĻে। āϤাāĻāĻ āĻĻেāĻি āϤেāĻঁ 'āĻ
āϏীāĻŽ āĻাā§ąে āϏāĻাāĻš āĻĒাāĻāĻে'। āĻāύāĻšাāϤে, āĻেāĻĒāϞো āĻāϝ় āĻাāĻāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāϝ় āĻā§°ে āϝāĻĻি āϤাāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻি āĻৈāĻিāϞ āĻļুāύিāĻে। āϝāĻĻি āϤাāĻ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻļুāύিāĻে, āϤাāĻ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāĻĨাāĻŦোā§° āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āĻ
ā§ąāĻāϤ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে। āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻāϝ় āĻā§°ে āϝে āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻঁāϤ⧰াāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে।
14. Where did Millie send Taplow? What was her purpose?
āĻŽিāϞিāϝ়ে āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻ'āϞৈ āĻĒāĻ িāϝ়াāĻāĻিāϞ? āϤাāĻā§° āĻāĻĻ্āĻĻেāĻļ্āϝ āĻি āĻāĻিāϞ?
Answer:- Millie Crocker comes to know that Taplow was waiting for her husband. She tells him that Mr Crocker will take quite a time a reach there. She asks him to run away to a chemist with the prescription and get it made up. Taplow fears in case Mr Crocker-Harris gets there before him. Millie Crocker asks him not to worry about that. She will take the blame on her if it happens.
āĻŽিāϞি āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ে āĻাāύিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāϞে āϝে āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āϤাāĻā§° āϏ্āĻŦাāĻŽীā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ
āĻĒেāĻ্āώা āĻā§°ি āĻāĻিāϞ। āϤাāĻ āϤাāĻ āĻৈāĻিāϞ āϝে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ে āϤাāϤ āĻāĻĒāύীāϤ āĻš'āĻŦāϞৈ āϝāĻĨেāώ্āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝ় āϞ'āĻŦ। āϤাāĻ āϤাāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°েāĻāĻ্ā§°িāĻĒāĻļ্āĻŦāύ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āĻāĻāύ ā§°āϏাāϝ়āύāĻŦিāĻĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āĻĒāϞাāĻ āϝাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§°ু āĻāϝ়াāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āϏ্āϤুāϤ āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻৈāĻিāϞ। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāĻāϤ āĻāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āĻš'āϞে āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻāϝ়। āĻŽিāϞি āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āϏেāĻ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻিāύ্āϤা āύāĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻৈāĻিāϞ। āϝāĻĻি āĻāύে āĻšāϝ় āϤেāύ্āϤে āϤাāĻ āϤাāĻā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĻোāώ āϞ'āĻŦ।
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS.
āĻĻীāĻāϞীāϝ়া āĻāϤ্āϤ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļ্āύ
1. What kind of a teacher and a human being is Crocker-Harris according to Taplow?
āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§° āĻŽāϤে āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻেāύে āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻāύ āĻŽাāύুāĻš?
Answer:- Mr Crocker-Harris is a middle aged school master. He is a teacher in the traditional mould. He is a strict man who is more feared than respected. He follows rules and regulations with all sincerity. He teaches the lower fifth class. The result is to be officially announced the next day. But Mr Crocker-Harris is different from all other teachers. Other teachers may leak out the result but Mr Harris will never do such a thing. Mr Harris has a wonderful hold over his students. Students seem to be scared to death. He is a hard task-master. Taplow a student of lower fifth standard, missed a day last week when he was ill. But Mr Crocker-Harris is unrelenting. He gives extra work to Taplow and that too on the last day of school. Taplow is worried about his fate. He asks Mr Crocker if he will get his remove. Mr Crocker is evasive as usual. It is very difficult to extract any information from him. But in spite of all these things, Taplow respects Mr Harris as a teacher and a man.
In spite of everything, Mr Crocker is not a sadist. He is worse than that. He is totally feelingless and frightening. He lacks spontaneous human feelings. He hates flattery. He is shrivelled up inside like a nut. In spite of all these limitations and weaknesses students like Taplow can’t help liking him. They simply can’t hate him.
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻŽāϧ্āϝāĻŦāϝ়āϏ্āĻ āϏ্āĻুāϞ āĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°। āϤেāĻঁ āĻĒā§°āĻŽ্āĻĒā§°াāĻāϤ āĻাঁāĻā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ োā§° āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি āϝাāĻ āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύ āĻā§°াāϤāĻৈ āĻŦেāĻি āĻāϝ় āĻā§°া āĻšāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āύিāϝ়āĻŽ āĻā§°ু āύিāϝ়āĻŽাā§ąāϞী āϏāĻāϞো āĻāύ্āϤ⧰িāĻāϤাā§°ে āĻ
āύুāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āύিāĻŽ্āύ āĻĒāĻ্āĻāĻŽ āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāĻো āĻļিāĻাāϝ়। āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞāĻো āĻĒিāĻāĻĻিāύা āĻāύুāώ্āĻ াāύিāĻāĻাā§ąে āĻোāώāĻŖা āĻā§°িāĻŦ āϞাāĻিāĻŦ। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāύ āϏāĻāϞো āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻāϤāĻৈ āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ। āĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻāϏāĻāϞে āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞāĻো āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাāĻļ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻে āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻ āĻāύে āĻাāĻŽ āύāĻā§°ে। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻĻāĻāϞ ā§°াāĻিāĻে। āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞে āĻŽৃāϤ্āϝুāϞৈ āĻāϝ় āĻোā§ąা āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ িāύ āĻাāĻŽ-āĻŽাāώ্āĻাā§°। āύিāĻŽ্āύ āĻĒāĻ্āĻāĻŽ āĻŽাāύāĻĻāĻŖ্āĻĄā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨী āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āϝোā§ąা āϏāĻĒ্āϤাāĻšāϤ āĻ
āϏুāϏ্āĻĨ āĻšোā§ąাā§° āĻāĻা āĻĻিāύ āĻšেā§°ুā§ąাāĻāĻিāϞ। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āύিā§°āύ্āϤ⧰। āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻĻিāϝ়ে āĻā§°ু āϏেāĻāĻোāĻ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻ
āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻĻিāύāĻোāϤ। āĻেāĻĒāϞো āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻাāĻ্āϝāĻ āϞৈ āĻিāύ্āϤিāϤ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°āĻ āϏুāϧিāĻিāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻঁāϤ⧰াāĻŦ āύেāĻি। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§° āϏāĻĻাāϝ়ā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻāϤ⧰্āĻিāϤ। āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻোāύো āϤāĻĨ্āϝ āĻāĻšā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°াāĻো āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻāĻ িāύ। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻāĻ āϏāĻāϞোāĻŦোā§° āĻāĻĨা āϏ্āĻŦāϤ্āĻŦেāĻ, āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§ąে āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻāύ āĻĒুā§°ুāώ āĻšিāĻাāĻĒে āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύ āĻā§°ে।
āϏāĻāϞো āĻŦোā§° āϏ্āĻŦāϤ্āĻŦেāĻ, āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻেāĻĄিāώ্āĻ āύāĻšāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āϤাāϤāĻৈāĻ āĻŦেāϝ়া। āϤেāĻঁ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖā§°ূāĻĒে āĻ
āύুāĻā§ąāĻšীāύ āĻā§°ু āĻāϝ়াā§ąāĻš। āϤেāĻঁā§° āϏ্āĻŦāϤঃāϏ্āĻĢূā§°্āϤ āĻŽাāĻ¨ā§ą āĻ
āύুāĻূāϤিā§° āĻ
āĻাā§ą āĻāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āϤোāώাāĻŽোāĻĻ āĻŦেāϝ়া āĻĒাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻŦাāĻĻাāĻŽā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻিāϤ⧰āϞৈ āĻļুāĻাāĻ āĻৈāĻে। āĻāĻ āϏāĻāϞো āϏীāĻŽাāĻŦāĻĻ্āϧāϤা āĻā§°ু āĻĻুā§°্āĻŦāϞāϤা āϏ্āĻŦāϤ্āĻŦেāĻ āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϝ়ে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻাāϞ āĻĒোā§ąাāϤ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āĻেā§ąāϞ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻৃāĻŖা āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে।
2. What picture of Mr Frank do you form after reading ‘The Browning Version’?
'āĻĻ্āϝ āĻŦ্ā§°াāĻāύিং āĻাā§°্āĻāύ' āĻĒāĻĸ়াā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤ āĻāĻĒুāύি āĻŽিঃ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻā§° āĻি āĻāĻŦি āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ে?
Answer:- Mr Frank is a young teacher at Mr Crocker’s school. Actually, he is a colleague of Mr Crocker-Harris. He teaches science to higher classes. When compare to his more senior colleague, Mr Frank fails to come up to Mr Crocker’s stature. He lacks that sense of involvement that Mr Crocker seems to have for studies. He is a science teacher but shows no interest in science. This speaks of his lack of commitment and involvement.
Mr Frank lacks honesty. He doesn’t seem to care for the rules. In this respect, he is a sharp contrast to Mr Crocker-Harris. Being a teacher, he urges Taplow to cut Crocker-Harris. It is quite unbecoming on his part. He admits his envy for Mr Crocker-Harris. He is envious of the wonderful hold that ,Mr Harris has over his students.
Mr Frank relishes Taplow criticising Crocker-Harris. He likes Taplow’s imitation of Mr Crocker. Not only that, he encourages Taplow to imitate Harris again. But he poses to appear otherwise. He lacks sincerity and devotion of Mr Crocker-Harris towards his profession. He is overshadowed by a more determined and dominating character.
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻāĻāύ āϝুā§ą āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ। āĻĒ্ā§°āĻৃāϤāϤে, āϤেāĻঁ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āϏāĻšāĻā§°্āĻŽী। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻ্āĻ āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীā§° āϞোāĻāϏāĻāϞāĻ āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ āĻļিāĻাāϝ়। āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻ
āϧিāĻ āĻ্āϝেāώ্āĻ āϏāĻšāĻā§°্āĻŽীā§° āϏৈāϤে āϤুāϞāύা āĻā§°া āĻšāϝ়, āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻŽā§°্āϝাāĻĻাāϞৈ āĻāĻšিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦ্āϝ⧰্āĻĨ āĻšāϝ়। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻ
āϧ্āϝāϝ়āύ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĨāĻা āϏেāĻ āĻāĻĄ়িāϤ āϤাā§° āĻ
āĻাā§ą āĻāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻোāύো āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻš āĻĻেāĻুāĻā§ąা āύাāĻ। āĻāĻāĻোā§ąে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻļ্ā§°ুāϤি āĻā§°ু āĻāĻĄ়িāϤāϤাā§° āĻ
āĻাā§ąā§° āĻāĻĨা āĻāϝ়।
āĻŽিঃ āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻā§° āϏāϤāϤাā§° āĻ
āĻাā§ą āĻāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āύিāϝ়āĻŽāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻুā§°ুāϤ্āĻŦ āĻĻিāϝ়া āϝেāύ āύাāϞাāĻে। āĻāĻ āĻ্āώেāϤ্ā§°āϤ, āϤেāĻঁ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻāĻেāĻŦাā§°ে āĻŦিāĻĒā§°ীāϤ। āĻāĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ āĻšোā§ąাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে, āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ
āύুā§°োāϧ āĻā§°ে। āĻāĻāĻো āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĢাāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āϝāĻĨেāώ্āĻ āĻ
āĻļোāĻāύীāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻā§°্āώা āϏ্āĻŦীāĻাā§° āĻā§°ে। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻšেā§°িāĻে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻা āĻāĻļ্āĻā§°্āϝāĻāύāĻ āĻĻāĻāϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āϤেāĻঁ āĻā§°্āώাāĻā§°ে।
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āϏāĻŽাāϞোāĻāύা āĻā§°ি āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§° āĻŽিāώ্āĻাā§° āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻ
āύুāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāϝ়। āĻেā§ąāϞ āϏেāϝ়াāĻ āύāĻšāϝ়, āϤেāĻঁ āĻেāĻĒāϞোāĻ āĻĒুāύ⧰ āĻšেā§°িāĻāĻ āĻ
āύুāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§āϏাāĻšিāϤ āĻā§°ে। āĻিāύ্āϤু āϤেāĻঁ āĻ
āύ্āϝāĻĨা āĻāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āĻš'āĻŦāϞৈ āĻংāĻীāĻŽা āĻĻিāĻে। āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŦৃāϤ্āϤিā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻāύ্āϤ⧰িāĻāϤা āĻā§°ু āĻāĻ্āϤিā§° āĻ
āĻাā§ą āĻāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻ
āϧিāĻ āϏংāĻāϞ্āĻĒāĻŦāĻĻ্āϧ āĻā§°ু āĻāϧিāĻĒāϤ্āϝāĻŦিāĻĻ āĻā§°িāϤ্ā§°ā§° āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§°া āĻāĻ্āĻāύ্āύ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻে।
3. Compare and contrast Crocker-Harris and Frank.
āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻā§° āϤুāϞāύা āĻā§°ু āĻŦিāĻĒā§°ীāϤ।
Answer:- Crocker-Harris and Frank are two contrasting characters. In age, outlook and ideas they are two different personalities. They have only one thing in common. They belong to the same school. Frank is young while Crocker-Harris is middle aged. Frank teaches science while Crocker-Harris teaches classical literature. They have different temperaments. Frank is more frank and receptive of the two. Mr Crocker-Harris is reserved and not so social. Frank can mix up with students quite easily. His lengthy conversation with Taplow shows that he is at ease even with the students of lower classes. Frank shows little interest in the subject he teaches. This presents him in poor light as a teacher. On the other hand, Crocker-Harris is a devoted teacher. He has a wonderful hold over his students. He is more feared than respected. He is shrivelled up inside like a nut. He hates flattery. He doesn’t like people who like him.But he is not a sadist. He is frightening. Students seem to be scared to death of him. Even Frank is envious of Crocker’s hold over the students.
Mr Crocker-Harris follows rules and regulations very strictly. He doesn’t leak out the results before they are formally announced. Frank cares little for such formalities. Frank relishes Taplow’s imitation and criticism of Crocker-Harris. But Mr Crocker- Harris has no interest and time for such things. He is unique. He can give extra work to student even on the last day of school.
āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻĻুāĻা āĻŦিāĻĒā§°ীāϤ āĻā§°িāϤ্ā§°। āĻŦāϝ়āϏ, āĻĻৃāώ্āĻিāĻংāĻী āĻā§°ু āϧাā§°āĻŖাāϤ āϏেāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻĻুāĻা āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāϤ্āĻŦ। āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻŽাāĻāϤ āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻāĻা āĻŦāϏ্āϤু āĻāĻে āĻāĻে। āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻ āĻāĻেāĻāύ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§°। āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āϏ⧰ু āĻā§°ু āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻŽāϧ্āϝāĻŦāϝ়āϏ্āĻ। āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ āĻļিāĻাāϝ় āĻāύāĻšাāϤে āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻে āĻļাāϏ্āϤ্ā§°ীāϝ় āϏাāĻšিāϤ্āϝ āĻļিāĻাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āϏ্āĻŦāĻাā§ą āĻāĻে। āĻĢ্ā§°েংāĻ āĻĻুāϝ়োāĻāύ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ
āϧিāĻ āϏ্āĻĒāώ্āĻ āĻā§°ু āĻ্ā§°āĻšāĻŖāϝোāĻ্āϝ। āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āϏংā§°āĻ্āώিāϤ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻŽাāύ āϏাāĻŽাāĻিāĻ āύāĻšāϝ়। āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āĻ
āϤি āϏāĻšāĻে āĻŽিāĻšāϞি āĻš'āĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে। āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§° āϏৈāϤে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĻীāĻāϞীāϝ়া āĻāĻĨোāĻĒāĻāĻĨāύে āĻĻেāĻুā§ąাāϝ় āϝে āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύāĻি āύিāĻŽ্āύ āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤেāĻ āϏ্āĻŦাāĻ্āĻāύ্āĻĻ্āϝāϤ āĻāĻে। āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āϤেāĻঁ āĻļিāĻোā§ąা āĻŦিāώāϝ়āĻোā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āϏাāĻŽাāύ্āϝ āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻš āĻĻেāĻুā§ąাāϝ়। āĻāĻāĻোā§ąে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ āĻšিāĻাāĻĒে āĻĻুā§°্āĻŦāϞ āĻĒোāĻšā§°āϤ āĻāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨাāĻĒāύ āĻā§°ে। āĻāύāĻšাāϤে, āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻ āĻāĻāύ āύিāώ্āĻ াā§ąাāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ। āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāĻ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻĻāĻāϞ āĻāĻে। āϤেāĻঁāĻ āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύ āĻā§°াāϤāĻৈ āĻŦেāĻি āĻāϝ় āĻā§°া āĻšāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻŦাāĻĻাāĻŽā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻিāϤ⧰āϞৈ āĻļুāĻাāĻ āĻৈāĻে। āϤেāĻঁ āϤোāώাāĻŽোāĻĻ āĻŦেāϝ়া āĻĒাāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻাāϞ āĻĒোā§ąা āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻ āĻাāϞ āύাāĻĒাāϝ়। āĻিāύ্āϤু āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āĻŦেāώী āύāĻšāϝ়। āϤেāĻঁ āĻāϝ়াā§ąāĻš। āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŽৃāϤ্āϝুāϞৈ āĻāϝ় āĻোā§ąা āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻে। āĻāύāĻি āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻেāĻ āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻāϞ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻā§°্āώা āĻā§°ে।
āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻে āύিāϝ়āĻŽ āĻā§°ু āύিāϝ়āĻŽাā§ąāϞী āĻ
āϤি āĻāĻ োā§°āĻাā§ąে āĻ
āύুāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°ে। āϤেāĻঁ āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞāĻŦোā§° āĻāύুāώ্āĻ াāύিāĻāĻাā§ąে āĻোāώāĻŖা āĻā§°াā§° āĻāĻāϤে āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাāĻļ āύāĻā§°ে। āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻāύে āĻāύুāώ্āĻ াāύিāĻāϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ
āϞāĻĒ āĻিāύ্āϤা āĻā§°ে। āĻĢ্ā§°েāĻ্āĻে āĻেāĻĒāϞোā§° āĻ
āύুāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ু āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°-āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āϏāĻŽাāϞোāĻāύা āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°ে। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āĻ্ā§°āĻাā§°- āĻšেā§°িāĻā§° āĻāύে āĻŦāϏ্āϤুā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻোāύো āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻš āĻā§°ু āϏāĻŽāϝ় āύাāĻ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻ
āύāύ্āϝ। āϤেāĻঁ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻ
āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻĻিāύāĻোāϤো āĻļিāĻ্āώাā§°্āĻĨীāϏāĻāϞāĻ āĻ
āϤিā§°িāĻ্āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻĻিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে।
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