Question

“Their taking it in the way they did irritated me. There is nothing does irritate me more than
seeing other people sitting about doing nothing when I'm working"
a. Who is speaker here?
b. To whom is he talking about?
c. What is it that most irritates the speaker?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

(a) Who is the speaker here and whom is he talking about?

Ans: The speaker here is Jerome, the narrator of the story. He is talking about his friends, George and Harris.

(b) What does the speaker mean by ‘it’?

Ans: By ‘it’, the speaker Jerome means the response of his friends to his suggestion for packing. Both of them at once left the entire task to him and stretched themselves comfortably while he struggled alone.

(c) What irritates the speaker the most?

Ans: The speaker is irritated the most when other people sit idle while he has to work.

(d) What work did the speaker have to do?

Ans: The speaker, Jerome had to pack the bag for the trip that the three friends had to go on the next morning.