CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. A close look at the beggar’s face made Sergei think that he had seen the man somewhere before. Then his eyes fell on his overshoes, one of which was high and the other was low. This made Sergei remember suddenly that he had seen this beggar in Sadovya Street a couple of days before.

Detailed explanation-2: -Where did the advocate meet with the beggar a day before yesterday? Answer: The Advocate met with the beggar in Sadovya Street a day before yesterday.

Detailed explanation-3: -Now he clearly remembered where he had seen the beggar before. He had seen the beggar in Sadovya Street.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sergi and Lushkoff are characters in the story The Beggar by Anton Chekhov. The first meeting between the Sergei and Lushkoff happened in the streets when Lushkoff was begging for money. Sergi helps Lushkoff by giving him the job of cutting woods for which the Sergi gives him money.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sergei’s eyes fell on the man’s overshoes, one of which was high and the other low, and he suddenly remembered something. “Look here, it seems to me I met you the day before yesterday in Sadovya Street, ” he said; “but you told me then that you were a student who had been expelled, and not a village schoolteacher.