CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Sergei is an advocate at a law firm. He finds Lushkoff on the streets begging for alms and immediately recognises him as the beggar he met the previous week. He catches Lushkoff’s lies and threatens to hand him over to the police. However, hearing Lushkoff’s truth he offers Lushkoff to work for him to chop woods.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sergei is an accomplished and prosperous advocate. He has a keen eye – he recalls having met Lushkoff earlier. He is a stem, straightforward man who hates lies.

Detailed explanation-3: -What was Sergei’s profession? Ans. Sergei was an advocate.

Detailed explanation-4: -I fell a victim to calumny. It is a year now since I have had anything to do.” The advocate, Sergei, looked at the ragged, fawn-coloured overcoat of the suppliant, at his dull, drunken eyes, at the red spot on either cheek, and it seemed to him as if he had seen this man somewhere before.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sergei is an accomplished and prosperous advocate. He is a straightforward man who hate lies. He believes in hardwork and refuses lushkoff, the beggar to give money unless the latter works. He supports the poor beggar and gives him work every time latter comes asking for it.