"Are we pinching it before aunt Elizabeth comes?
(a)what does it refers to
(b)how does victoria conclude that her parents are "pinching it"
(c)Mention two reasons that mrs.slater gives for her action
(a)what does it refers to
(b)how does victoria conclude that her parents are "pinching it"
(c)Mention two reasons that mrs.slater gives for her action
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b) Victoria concluded that her parents are pinching it as everything in her grandfather's possession had to be divided equally between the two sisters.
c) She tells that she always liked the bureau and always wanted to have it all for her. Moreover, she felt okay to have this kind of mentality.
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The given excerpt has been taken from the play 'The Dear Departed' by Stanley Houghton.
a) 'It' refers to the grandfather's bureau in the given excerpt.
b) Victoria concluded that her parents were pinching it as her parents gave her strict instructions on not allowing the Jordans to come in till they had brought the Bureau downstairs.
c) The two reasons that Mrs. Slater gives for her action are as follows :
1. She says that she always liked the bureau and wanted to have it after grandfather's death.
2. She also says that Elizabeth is very sharp and would notice that she is after the bureau. She would then drive a hard bargain over it.