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she was less kind about the poor mother, whom she called every bad name she couldthink of. The next step was to discover who the mother was. Mr. Allworthy, leaving thistask to his housekeeper, and the child to his sister left the room.Mrs Wilkins waited for a sign from Miss Bridget. Did she really agree with herbrother? Miss Bridget looked for sometime at the child as it lay asleep in Mrs Wilkins’slap, then gave it a big kiss, exclaiming about its beauty and innocence. When MrsWilkins saw this, she too started to kiss the baby, and cried out, ‘Oh, the dear little child!The dear, sweet, pretty, little child! He is as fine a boy as I have ever seen.’Then Miss Bridget gave orders for the servants to get a very good room in thehouse ready for the child, and to provide him with everything he needed. She was askind and generous as if it was a child of her own.Comprehensi<strong>on</strong>1. What descripti<strong>on</strong>s can you find in the text?2. Do you like the descripti<strong>on</strong>s? If yes, why?3. What is described?4. What is the passage about?5. Do you think it is a noble family? Prove it.Write <strong>on</strong>In every novel side by side with narrati<strong>on</strong> you will find descripti<strong>on</strong>s which give youan idea of the surroundings, characters, their relati<strong>on</strong>s, etc.Write a passage with your own descripti<strong>on</strong>.14

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