What did Mrs. Pumphrey do when she heard that Tricki’s condition was ‘convalescing’?
When Mrs. Pumphrey heard that her pet is recovering, she started to bring round two dozen eggs to build up Tricki’s strength. Later, she started sending bottles of wine which would help in enriching his blood.
Why does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of common sense?
Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
This episode describes the silly behaviour of a rich woman who is foolishly indulgent, perhaps because she is lonely. Do you think such people are merely silly, or can their actions cause harm to others?
Do you think there are also parents like Mrs Pumphrey?
Who was Tricki?
What do you know about the narrator?
Why was the narrator worried about Tricki?
What did Mrs. Pumphrey say about Tricki?
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