(a) Who are the boys ? (b) Why did the narrator wait outside ? (c) Why did the speaker not say a word ?

Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :

I waited outside until the boys rejoined me. For my part, I did not say a word - I knew they would prefer to feel that they had safely kept their secret.

(a) Who are the boys ?

(b) Why did the narrator wait outside ?

(c) Why did the speaker not say a word ?

(d) What does the word,'prefer'mean here ?

Answer 1

(a) Nicola and Jacopo.

(b) The narrator did not want to intrude into their privacy.

(c) to respect their privacy.

(d) like to