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Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:

And truly I was afraid, I was most afraid, But even so, honoured still more 

That he should seek my hospitality

From out the dark door of the secret earth.

(a) Who was the speaker afraid of ?

(b) Why was the speaker afraid ?

(c) What do we come to know about the speaker’s character from these lines ?

(d) Why did he feel honoured ?

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(a) The speaker was afraid of the golden snake that visited his trough to drink water.  

(b) He was afraid because in Sicily, it is believed that the golden brown snakes are venomous.

(c) These lines reflect that the poet is controlled by fear and fascination as he is left with the conflicting emotions between rational and his natural feelings.

(d) The poet felt honoured because the snake chose to visit his trough. Lawrence compares the snake to a god, a king, and a lord of life. It almost seems as of he feels that the snake is above him.

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