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'...I wish him dead'.

i) Who is 'I'? Whom does 'him' refer to?


ii) Why does the speaker make such a wish?

i) 'I' is Mr. White. 'Him' refers to his son Herbert.

ii) Mr. White had a premonition that maybe their second wish would result into the coming back of Herbert's body in a decayed form. That's why he quickly made his third wish and asked for his son to die again, peacefully, as he did not want another danger to befall his household.


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Mrs. W: Why didn’t I think it? Why didn’t you think of it?

Mr. W: Think of what?


Mrs. W: The other two wishes.


i) What makes Mrs. White think about 'the other two wishes'?


ii) Do they use the two wishes? What was the consequence of their decision?

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i) Who says these words?


ii) What/Who are they waiting for? Why?

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