Question

class 10 english
what does mrs.jordan describe as a fatal mistake ? what is the irony in the comment she makes on mrs.slater's defense?

Answer 1

mrs. Jordan describe a fatal mistake for not calling another doctor when Mr.pringle was out. the irony in the comment is that his father is alive even without the help of a doctor.

Answer 2

Mrs. Slater sends for Dr Pringle as soon as she realises that her father father is dead. However, Dr Pringle could not come as he was out. It was this that Mrs. Jordan describes as a “fatal mistake”. According to Mrs. Jordan father could have been revived had Mrs. Slater sent for another doctor. It is this blunder on Mrs. Slater’s part that Mrs. Jordan describes as fatal.