"and truly i was afraid, i was most afraid, but even so, honoured still more, that he should seek my hospitality from out the dark door of the secret earth." A) who was the speaker afraid of and why? B) what do we come to know about the speaker's character through these lines? C) why did he feel honoured?
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A) The speaker was afraid of a harmless snake that had come to the poet's water trough to quench its thirst. He was afraid because of his instincts. He feared the snake might harm him in future.
B) The poet was a man of conflicts. He was educated but still had no control over fearful instincts.
C) He feel honoured because he felt the snake was like an exiled king who had graced his water trough with majestic presence.
B) The poet was a man of conflicts. He was educated but still had no control over fearful instincts.
C) He feel honoured because he felt the snake was like an exiled king who had graced his water trough with majestic presence.
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