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the open window
by h. h. munro (saki)
\my aunt will be down presently, mr. nuttel,\ said
a very self - possessed young lady of fifteen; \in
the meantime you must try and put up with me.\
framton nuttel endeavoured to say the correct
something which should duly flatter the niece of
the moment without unduly discounting the aunt
that was to come. privately he doubted more than
ever whether these formal visits on a succession
o f total strangers would do much towards helping
the nerve cure which he was supposed to be
undergoing.
\i know how this will be,\ his sister had said when
the was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat;
\you will bury yourself down there and not speak
to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse
than ever from moping. i shall just give you letters
of introduction to all the people i know there,
some of them, as far as i can remember, were
quite nice.\
framton wondered whether mrs. sappleton, the
lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters
of introduction, came into the nice division.
a cup of tea
by katherine mansfield
of course, the car was there. shed only to cross
the pavement. but still she waited. there are
moments, horrible moments in life, when one
emerges from shelter and looks out, and its
awful. one ought to give way to them. one
ought to go home and have an extra - special tea.
but at the very instant of thinking that, a young
girl, thin, dark, shadowy - where had she come
from? - was standing at rosemarys elbow and a
voice like a sigh, almost like a sob, breathed:
\madame, may i speak to you a moment?\
\speak to me?\ rosemary turned. she saw a
little battered creature with enormous eyes,
clutched at her coat - collar with reddened hands,
and shivered as though she had just come out of
the water.
\m - madame,\ stammered the voice. \would you
let me have the price of a cup of tea?\
\a cup of tea?\ there was something simple,
sincere in that voice. it wasnt in the least the
voice of a beggar; it hasnt you no money at
all?\ asked rosemary.

one, madame,\ came the answer.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the passages:

Passage 1 ("The Open Window"):

Framton Nuttel is going for a formal visit (presenting a letter of introduction) for his nerve cure. He “doubted” if this visit (and others with strangers) would help his cure. The visit feels like a required, formal duty (not an adventure or pleasure). So the first blank (Framton’s view) matches “an obligation” (a duty he must do).

Passage 2 ("A Cup of Tea"):

The “little battered creature” (the girl) asks Rosemary for a cup of tea. Rosemary sees her as a chance for something new/interesting (the interaction feels like an unexpected, exciting event, not a chore or obligation). So the second blank (Rosemary’s view) matches “an adventure”.

Final Answers:

• Framton thinks of the meeting as: an obligation
• Rosemary sees the meeting as: an adventure

(For the dropdowns, select "an obligation" for Framton and "an adventure" for Rosemary.)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the passages:

Passage 1 ("The Open Window"):

Framton Nuttel is going for a formal visit (presenting a letter of introduction) for his nerve cure. He “doubted” if this visit (and others with strangers) would help his cure. The visit feels like a required, formal duty (not an adventure or pleasure). So the first blank (Framton’s view) matches “an obligation” (a duty he must do).

Passage 2 ("A Cup of Tea"):

The “little battered creature” (the girl) asks Rosemary for a cup of tea. Rosemary sees her as a chance for something new/interesting (the interaction feels like an unexpected, exciting event, not a chore or obligation). So the second blank (Rosemary’s view) matches “an adventure”.

Final Answers:

• Framton thinks of the meeting as: an obligation
• Rosemary sees the meeting as: an adventure

(For the dropdowns, select "an obligation" for Framton and "an adventure" for Rosemary.)