What was the author’s opinion about Mr Gessler as a bootmaker?
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Explanation:
Question 1. What was the author’s opinion about Mr Gessler as a bootmaker?
Answer: The author was highly impressed with the work of Mr Gessler as a bootmaker. The boots made by Mr Gessler used to have an exceptional fit. They were made only on orders and had the best materials. They lasted so long.
Question 2. Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?
Answer: The author visited the shop so infrequently because the boots made by Mr Gessler used to stay quite long.
Question 3. What was the effect on Mr Gessler of the author’s remark about a certain pair of boots?
Answer: On hearing the author’s remark about a certain pair of boots, Mr Gessler looked at the author for a while as if expecting him to take back his words. Then he said that may be the author had got them wet. He told the author to bring the boots back to him, so that he will either repair or adjust the price of boots in the bills.
Question 4. What was Mr Gessler’s complaint against “big firms”?
Answer: Mr Gessler complained that the big firms were making money through attracting customers by advertisements. They were not earning because of the quality of their work but because of the marketing. And, because of them, small shops had to suffer loss of customers.
Question 5. Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?
Answer: No, the author did not really need so many pairs of boots. He ordered so many of them because he wanted to help the bootmaker financially.