UNIT 3 Sec-B

A SECRET FOR TWO

- QUENTIN REYNOLDS

I. Synonyms

1.Saints - a person who has died and has been declared holy

2.Sheen - the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

3.Gout - a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot

4.Splendid - very

5.Boast - talk with excessive pride and self satisfaction about one’s achievement

6.Glistened - Shine, Sparkle

ii.Antonyms

1.Refused X accepted

2.Dreadful X mild

3.Faithful X unfaithful

4.Tenderly X carelessly

5.Startled X unsurprised

6.Hobbling X stride

iii.ERC

1.'Hey,Pierre,'Jacques laughed. ' May be you got the gout, hey?'

i.Who said these words to whom?

Jacques said these words to Pierre

ii.What Pierre commented on Jacques?

When we grow old, our legs get tired too

2.We'll find another horse just as good as Joseph"

i.Why Jacques asked to find new horse?

Because the horse was dead

ii.How long the horse helped to Pierre?

It helped for fifteen years to drew the milk wagon

iii.What is the secret between the horse and Pierre?

Only the horse knew that Pierre was blind for five years

iv.Summary

In this story A Secret for Two, by Quentin Reynolds, Pierre Dupin was a milkman. He got a horse he
named Joseph, after a saint. Pierre and Joseph delivered milk together for fifteen years, and a bond
grew between them. They came to love each other and they spent as much time as possible together.

Pierre showed love for Joseph all throughout the story.(for example),Pierre Would talk to Joesph, and
every morning, neither seemed old, and when their job was done.Pierre looked very old walking down
the street, and Joseph’s head drooped and he walked slowly to his stall. This showed that they love
each other and savor every movement

Also in this story, Pierre greeted the Joseph like he was a person, and Joseph would turn his head
towards Pierre. When Pierre delivered the milk, all he had to do was say "Avance mon ami". Joseph
was very obedient , and after about a year, he eventually knew all the housed on Prince Edward
Street that received milk, and all the houses that did not. He would walk right past the houses that did
not get milk, and stop at the houses that did without Pierre lifting a finger. They trusted each other,
and had a strong bond

By the end of the story, Pierre and Joseph were getting old, but they kept trundling on delivering milk
every day at 5 AM sharp. When Joseph died of old age, Pierre didn't feel like living anymore. He
walked into the street in front of a truck, and was killed. Five minutes later, when the doctor asked
Pierre's boss, Jacques, if he knew that Pierre had been blind for five years, Jacques replied, "Only one
knew, a friend of his named Joseph. It was a secret between those two"