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Read The Following Passage From the Text and Anwer the questions :- The old lady was sitting in a wheelchair, her hands folded in her lap. She had silver white hair pinned into a wispy bun. She was gazing out at thegarden. "Hello," I said. She turned and looked up at mevacantly. "Happy Christmas, Connie," I went on. "I found this. I think it's yours." As I was speaking her eyes never left my face. I opened the tin box and gave it to her. That was the moment her eyes lit up with recognition and her face became suffused with a sudden glow of happiness. I explained about the desk, about how I had found it, but I don't think she was listening. For a while she said nothing, but stroked the letter tenderly with her fingertips.  Questions : (i) Who is the old lady referred to in the above passage? (if) Why is she in wheelchair? (ill) Why does she feel happy? (iv) Explain the meaning of the phrase—'glow of happiness spread all over his face.'  

Answer:

 (i) The old lady is Connie Macpherson. (ii) She is in wheelchair because she is suffering from nervous breakdown. (iii) She feels happy to think that her husband has returned. (iv) Suffused with.