Question

Помогите ответить на вопросы по сказке ''A string of beads'' 1)Why did the writer's heart sink when Laura said that she wanted to tell him a story? 2) What was only soup that Laura liked? Why did the writer refuse the soup? 3) Why did the Livingstones invite treir govornessto dinner? 4) What What could Count Borcelli do? Why was he so special? 5) What attacted the Count in Miss Robinson, the governess? 6) Why did the governess flush when she heard that the string of pearls was wearing was worth fifty thousand pounds? 7)What sort of stories did the writer call ''as old as the hills''? 8) What extraordinary thing happened then? 9) Why did everybody at table start speaking about Miss Robinson's arrest? 10) What did Miss Robinson throw on the table after she returned? 11) What mistake had the assistant at Jarrot's made? 12) With her own string of pearls Laura received from the jeweler's a cheque for three hundred pounds as a compensation, didn't she? 13) Why did this money turn out to be the ruin of her, in Laura's opinion? 14) Where did she decide to go on her holiday? 15) Did she return to the Livingstones? Why? 16) Who did she meet in deauville? 17) What end would Laura herself have written to the story? Why did the writer find her ending ''dull''?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I'll provide detailed answers to each of your questions about the story "A String of Beads":

1) The writer's heart sank when Laura said she wanted to tell him a story because he was expecting a romantic encounter with her, but Laura's intention to share a story suggested that she wanted to divert the writer's attention from a more personal or intimate conversation.

2) The only soup that Laura liked was tomato soup. The writer refused the soup because he didn't want to engage in small talk or prolong the dinner conversation. He was hoping for a more intimate and direct interaction with Laura.

3) The Livingstones invited their governess to dinner because they wanted to introduce her to Count Borcelli, who was an important guest. They hoped that the Count might find Miss Robinson interesting.

4) Count Borcelli had the ability to make pearls appear and disappear. He was special because of this unique skill.

5) The Count was attracted to Miss Robinson, the governess, because of her beauty and grace.

6) The governess flushed when she heard that the string of pearls she was wearing was worth fifty thousand pounds because she realized that wearing such an expensive piece of jewelry might have given her an air of sophistication and wealth that she didn't possess.

7) The writer called the stories "as old as the hills" the kind of stories that involved pearls, love affairs, and theft. These were clichéd and predictable stories that had been told many times before.

8) An extraordinary thing happened when the writer dropped his fork during dinner. It created a loud noise that disrupted the conversation and drew everyone's attention.

9) Everybody at the table started speaking about Miss Robinson's arrest because it was a topic of gossip and intrigue. Her arrest was connected to the theft of the pearls, making it a scandalous and intriguing subject.

10) Miss Robinson threw her string of pearls on the table after she returned because she wanted to confess to her crime and return the stolen pearls.

11) The assistant at Jarrot's had made the mistake of selling Laura pearls that were identical to the ones that had been stolen. This mistake led to Miss Robinson's arrest.

12) Yes, Laura received a cheque for three hundred pounds as compensation along with her own string of pearls from the jeweler.

13) Laura believed that the money turned out to be her ruin because it led to her arrest and the discovery of her involvement in the theft. She felt that if she hadn't received the compensation, she might have escaped suspicion.

14) Laura decided to go on her holiday to Deauville.

15) Laura did not return to the Livingstones because she was ashamed of her actions and the scandal surrounding the theft of the pearls.

16) In Deauville, Laura met a young Englishman.

17) Laura would have written an ending to the story where the pearls were never stolen, and she would have remained with the Livingstones. The writer found her ending dull because it lacked the element of suspense and intrigue that the actual events in the story had.