You told him she was feeling poorly, did you? And so my brother is to be kept out of his bed, and go without his supper because you told him she was feeling poorly. There’s gratitude for you!
(a) Who is she in the above lines?
(b) Which quality of the speaker is being revealed in these lines?
© What is the meaning of ‘poorly’ in this extract?
(a) Marie’s mother is referred to as ‘she’ in the above lines.
(b) Persome’s quality of being protective of her brother is being revealed in these lines.
© ‘Poorly’ means ‘sick’.