ICSE Class 10 · English · Treasure Chest
With the Photographer
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About the author
Stephen Leacock. A humourous piece about a man's vain attempt to get a flattering photograph and the photographer's brutal honesty.
Summary
The narrator enters nervously, hoping for a romantic, intellectual look.
The narrator enters nervously, hoping for a romantic, intellectual look.
The photographer pulls and twists his face, then says the head is wrong.
The photographer pulls and twists his face, then says the head is wrong.
More posing; the photographer sighs that the face lacks distinction.
More posing; the photographer sighs that the face lacks distinction.
He says the face is worse than expected - features beyond correction.
He says the face is worse than expected - features beyond correction.
He will remove the eyebrows and improve the look in the print.
He will remove the eyebrows and improve the look in the print.
Humiliated, the man flees, vowing never to be photographed again.
Humiliated, the man flees, vowing never to be photographed again.
Hard words & meanings
| retouching | editing a photo to improve it |
| distinction | noble special quality |
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