“I don’t call that delicate, stepping into a **** man’* shoes in such haste."

Question

Read the extracts given below and briefly answer the questions that follow :

“I don’t call that delicate, stepping into a ** man’ shoes in such haste."*

(a) Who is the speaker ?

(b) Whom is she addressing to ?

(c) When does the speaker say these words ?

(d) What does the speaker mean by ‘stepping into a *** man’ shoes’ ?

Answer 1

(a) Mrs. Jordan.

(b) Henry Slater.

(c) When she notices Henry wearing grandfather’* slippers.

(d) Stepping into a * man’ shoes is to take the position of the * man although one might not be capable of it. She remarked that he was in a hurry to step into the grandfather’ shoes and didn’t even wait for his ***.