An elderly woman came and sat beside her .
”Are you all alone dear ?”she asked Valli as the bus started again .
Valli found the woman absolutely repulsive-such big holes in her ear lobes,and such ugly earrings in them ! And she could smell the betel nut the woman was chewing and see the betel juice that was threatening to spill over her lips at any moment
Ugh!-who could be sociable with such a person?
“Yes I am travelling alone ,”she answered curtly, “and I’ve got a ticket too .”
“Yes,she’* on her way to town .”,said the conductor .”With a thirty paise ticket.”
“Oh ,why don't you mind your own business.”
a) Why did the elderly woman come to sit near Valli?
b) Valli’* dislike the for elderly woman? Briefly explain.
c) Conductor makes fun of Valli. Give a reason.
