Question

“We should greatly like to go to the states. But here, at present, we have other plans.”
(a) Who is the speaker of the above lines and whom is he talking to?
(b) Why doesn’t the speaker elaborate the other plans that he has?
(c) What characteristic traits of the speaker are revealed from the above lines?

Answer 1

a. The speaker of the above line is jacopo and he is talking to the author
B. Because he didn't want to gain sympathy and help from a stranger
C.the maturity in thoughts and the feeling of working hard to earn a living rather than depending on others is reflected