She had always been short and fat and slightly bent. Her face was a criss-cross (lines cutting one another) of wrinkles running from everywhere to everywhere. No, we were certain she had always been as we had known her. Old, so terribly old that she could not have grown older, and had stayed at the same age for twenty years. She could never have been pretty; but she was always beautiful. She hobbled (walked like a lame person) about the house in spotless white with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop (a posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forward) and the other telling (counting) the beads (ball/pellet/pill) of her rosary (a string of beads used counting prayers). Her silver locks (white hair - representing her age and experience) were scattered untidily over her pale (light in complexion), puckered face (wrinkled), and her lips constantly moved in inaudible (which cannot be heard) prayer. Yes, she was beautiful. She was like the winter landscape (scenery) in the mountains, an expanse of pure white serenity breathing peace and contentment. (state of calm and peaceful)
Q. The grandmother had a divine beauty. How does the author bring this out?
Q. Grandmother has been portrayed as a very religious lady. What details in the story create this impression?
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was a criss-cross (lines cutting one another) of wrinkles running from everywhere to everywhere. No, we were certain she had always been as we had known her. Old, so terribly old that she could not have grown older, and had stayed at the same age for twenty years. She could never have been pretty; but she was always beautiful. She hobbled (walked like a lame person) about the house in spotless white with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop (a posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forward) and the other telling (counting) the beads (ball/pellet/pill) of her rosary (a string of beads used counting prayers). Her silver locks (white hair - representing her age and experience) were scattered untidily over her pale (light in complexion), puckered face (wrinkled), and her lips constantly moved in inaudible (which cannot be heard) prayer