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about the Author:

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, (7 May 1927 3 April 2013) was aGera!"b#r! $ritish a!% Aeri&a!

$##'er prie"wi!!i! !#velist, sh#rt st#ry writer a!% tw#"tie A&a%eyAwar%"wi!!i!

s&ree!writer* Jhabvala wr#te a %#e! !#vels,23 s&ree!plays a!% eiht lle&ti#!s #+ sh#rt

st#ries* he isthe #!ly pers#! t# have w#! b#th a $##'er Prie a!% a!-s&ar* Jhabvala live% i!

.!%ia +#r 2/ years +r# 191* Jhabvala#ve% t# ew #r' i! 197 a!% live% there u!til her

%eath i!2013, bei! a !aturalise% &itie! #+ the !ite% tates i!1945*

Introduction:

6u#ur is the uality that a'es s#e#!e #r s#ethi!ausi! #r +u!!y a!% wit is the ability

t# use w#r%s i! a&lever a!% ausi! way* .! this e8&erpt, it is %es&ribe% h#w#+te! a! #r%i!ary

situati#! bees s# i& that bri!su!!tr#llable lauhter* his st#ry is base% #! su&h

asituati#! +r# the !#vel : he 6#use 6#l%er; auth#re% by RuthPrawer Jhabvala*

Indu & Prem Getting Ready to the Party:

.! this st#ry, y#u! uple Pre a!% .!%u were i!vite% t#Mr*ewelry, liberally #ile% her hair a!% w#u!% it r#u!% with a+resh &hai! #+

>asi!e, applie% re% ar' #! her +#rehea% a!%+i!ally little lipsti&' #! her lips* All these ave her

a! #pule!te++e&t* Pre was weari! his best shirt a!% tr#users, a!% +eltpr#u% as they wal'e%

t#ether t# the llee* hey were#bvi#usly tw# pe#ple %resse% up i! their best &l#thes*

Preas'e% his wi+e .!%u t# behave hersel+ with the reuisite%eru a!% i! a way that she was

well e%u&ate%*

Women at the Tea Party:

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serva!t &ae t# lle&t the plate #+.!%u, she ha% ui&'ly ta'e! tw# #re lare sweeteats*

.twas evi%e!t t# Pre that .!%u was by this tie uite l#st t#her surr#u!%i!s* he was

!ti!ually biti!, &hewi!,+li&'i! &rubs +r# her lips with her t#!ue* he seee% i!a tra!&e

#+ e!>#ye!t* he la%ies all sat with their ha!%s i!their laps*

Prems attempt to Save Situation:

Pre %i!=t blae .!%u +#r her behavi#r be&ause he ha% hear%that pre!a!t w#e! ha% stra!e

a!% u!!tr#llable %esires*$ut he was terri+ie% that #thers wh# %i% !#t '!#w #+ thisw#ul% !#ti&e*

6e wa!te% t# ive a si! t# st#p her but she wassitti! t## +ar away a!% t## e!r#sse% t# eet

his eye*Mrs*