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A dreadful loneliness came over me when she had gone.

(a) Who is the 'she' referred to here?


(b) Where did she go?


(c) What did the doctor feel when she had left? Do you think she should have left?


(a) Here ‘she’ refers to the doctor’s wife

(b) She went to the hospital leaving him behind


(c) The doctor felt terrible loneliness when his wife had gone away from him. Although she did not wish to leave him behind, he compelled her to go to the hospital as he could not walk fast due to his injuries. I think she should have left because they don’t have any other choices. If she went at least she could help the staff at the hospital.


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