read the extract and answer the questions that follow of class 8 English chapter 1 the best Christmas present in the world
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a.] The old lady was sitting in a wheelchair, her hands folded in her lap . She had silver white hair pinned into a wispy bun . She was gazing out at the garden . She was the wife of Mr. Jim Macpherson named Connie .
b.] The narrator was telling about the letter which was written by Mr. Jim Macpherson to Connie. He found that in the last drawer of a roll-top desk which was in a junk shop .
c.] When the narrator was speaking, her eyes never left his face. But when he opened the tin box and gave her, she lifted her eyes with recognition and her face became suffoused with a sudden happiness.
d.] The sentence which shows that the visitor did not try to hide his identity is , “You told me you’d come home by Christmas, dearest,” she said, “And here you are, the best Christmas present in the world. Come closer, Jim dear, sit down .
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