Question

As I was speaking, her eyes never left my face. I opened the tin box and gave it to her. That was the moment her eyes let up with recognition and her face became suffused with a sudden glow of happiness. I explained about the desk, about how I had found it, but I don’t think she was listening. a) Who is the speaker of the above passage ?
b) Why was the lady not listening ?

Answer 1

Well this passage is taken from "The Best Christmas Present in the World" and speaker of the above passage is "Jim Macpherson"

b) She got a sudden surprise of full of happiness so she was just looking to him and not trying to listen.