ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -He followed Anil casually and asked for work, but Anil refused as he couldn’t pay Hari. But Hari asks if Anil can feed him, as he can cook for him which was a lie, but Anil sweetly agrees to the deal. They went to Anil’s room over Jumna sweet shop, where Anil allows Hari to sleep on the balcony.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both of them went to Anil’s room which was above the Jumna sweet shop. Anil also told Hari that he could sleep in the balcony. The narrator said that the mean that he cooked must have been terrible as Anil had to give it away to a stray dog.

Detailed explanation-3: -One evening, Anil came home with a small bundle of notes as he had just sold a book to a publisher. Hari Singh saw Anil tuck the money under the mattress. Hari crept up to the bed, slid his hand under the mattress and took the money out. Anil sighed in sleep and Hari Singh startled and quickly left the room.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. Anil handed Hari Si h fifty-rupee note as payment for his services. He went on to that since he had started making money, he would pay Hari regularly. However, I knew about Hari and did not want him to be tempted again for want of money.

Detailed explanation-5: -Having nowhere to go, Hari started walking aimlessly and came to a maidan and sat on a bench thinking about Anil’s reaction. Anil, he knew, would feel sad – not at the loss of money – but at the loss of trust.