Question

I cherished the moist imprint meaning

Answer 1

‘I cherished the moist imprint’ means the author, Khushwant Singh, while going abroad thought: “I am going away from home for higher studies for five years; grandmother is very old; I might not see her ever again; at her age, she could breathe her last anytime.”

So, when the grandmother kissed the author as good bye, he cherished it thinking it might be the last physical contact between him and his grandmother.

Answer 2

Answer:

: In the short story 'The Portrait of a Lady,' the narrator cherished the moist imprint of his grandmother's kiss on his forehead as the last sign of physical contact with his grandmother.