About the Author
E.V. Lucas (1868-1938) was a versatile and popular English writer who published
nearly 100 books. His writing is mainly humorous in nature and demonstrates
both flair and style. He is remembered best for his essays
and books about
London and travel abroad though his short stories are also fairly popular.
Comprehension
A. Answer the following questions.
1. What were the narrator and his friends discussing?
2. Why did the stranger become fascinated with a particular patch on the wall of
his house?
3. What obsession did this lead to and how did it affect his life?
4. Where did he finally see the man whom he had been seeking?
5. What did the stranger do in order to find out more about this man?
6. What was he able to find out about the man he had pursued?
7. What happened on the day that the patch on the wall began to fade? When,
according to the stranger, did the patch completely disappear?
8. What were two extraordinary things about the stranger's story?
9. What was the third and most remarkable aspect of the story?
B. Read the lines from the story and answer the questions with reference
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