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Comprehension 2.2 - The Visitor
Comprehension 2.2 - The Visitor
The story begins with a boy answering a knock at the door. He meetsa man who had an
uncertain smile on his face and an apologetic tone in his voice. Although the man’s eyes look
sad, the boy finds there is something sinister about him.
A conspiracy of silence seemed to reign between them, between us I should say, for by
now I too was left simply staring, wondering what it was all about. It was he who finally
broke the silence.
‘Hi Gladys. I hope I didn’t surprise you too much.’
‘How you find where I live?” Her voice was unusually restrained though there was ever
a slight note of threat in it.
‘Oh, I was just passing through the town. I asked at the Chiniman shop if they know you,
an’ they show me the way…’
After a long pause she beckoned to him to come inside. The door remained half -closed
and I remained staring at it for the next fifteen minutes. Then I heard my mother calling me.
My heart leaped at finally solving the mystery of the stranger.
I found myself stuffing my shirt into my trousers respectfully. My mother called again,
impatiently. I ran inside.
He was sitting on the only chair we had.; she was on the edge of the bed. They both
looked at me as I entered. I made sure to avoid his eyes , staring at her for refuge.Then after,
another long pause,she beckoned to him hesistantly and mumbled, ‘Your father’.
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