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Question
Why did the friend desert the narrator, a second time?
Solution
The author’s friend was so much tickled by the comedy of the situation that he deserted the author for a second time to have a hearty laugh alone.
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| c) Unfortunately he had made the highest bid. | |
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| e) Every time someone else made a higher bid and the narrator was not caught. | |
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| o) The narrator was quite happy at the offer but demanded 100 guineas instead of the 50. Now there was no need for him to make any payment. |
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