CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed? Solution : In his short career as a thief, he had made a study of men’s faces when they lost their goods. He said that the greedy men showed fear; the rich men showed anger and the poor men showed acceptance.

Detailed explanation-2: -In my short career as a thief, I had made a study of men’s faces when they had lost their goods. The greedy man showed fear; the rich man showed anger; the poor man showed acceptance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hari said that in his short career as a thief he had seen different people react differently on their losses. A greedy man’s face showed fear, a rich man would get angry and a poor man would show mere acceptance.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Hari Singh, it’s easy to rob a greedy man because he can afford to be robbed but it’s difficult to rob a careless man because he doesn’t even notice that he’s been robbed and that takes all the pleasure out of the work.