II. Answer the following with reference to context (1x3) 5. I had no doubt they were looking through the keyhole. a. Who does they' refer to? b. Why did the narrator feel he was being noticed? c. What made him suspicious and what did he do to protect himself?
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Explanation:
. Answer the following with reference to context (1x3) 5. I had no doubt they were looking through the keyhole. a. Who does they' refer to? b. Why did the narrator feel he was being noticed? c. What made him suspicious and what did he do to protect himself?
Answer:
hunting season with some friends in a chateau in Picardy.
My friends were fond of practical joking, as all my friends are. I do not care to know any other sort of people.
When I arrived, they gave me a princely reception, which at once aroused distrust in my breast. We had some capital shooting. They embraced me, they cajoled me, as if they expected to have great fun at my expense.
I said to myself:
"Look out, old ferret! They have something in preparation for you."
During the dinner, the mirth was excessive, far too great, in fact. I thought: "Here are people who take a double share of amusement, and apparently without reason. They must be looking out in their own minds for some good bit of fun. Assuredly I am to be the victim of the joke. Attention!"