The Spanish Church
This is a travelogue of Katherine Watson who made a pilgrim to the town of Portomarin through the sacred ancient route. She reached there happily. On the way, she sat on the wall enjoying the Spanish sun. A couple of Italian bikers rode past her at maximum speed but they were busy in repairing the puncture so she concluded that it was better to be in foot. She passed the night with her friend in a modern inn. Portomarian is a restructured town and the church was made of the same historic stones. She felt spiritually connected with the church so much that she wanted to go there alone. But she found a boy there and felt that they were already familiar. They did not talk as they were both strangers but the silence of the church was the language in which they spoke to one another. The boy disappeared and she also went to her friends. The friends asked her how was the church and she said, ‘It was nice; very nice”.
1) Why did the author conclude "It was better to be on foot"?
Ans:- The author saw two bikers going to have to spend time in prying the tire off, gluing a patch on the punctured inner tube, reassembling the thing, pumping air back in, and hoping the patch would hold. This suffering and time consuming of the boys made her conclude that it was better to be on foot.
2) Describe the boy whom the author saw at the church.
Ans:- The boy was along. He was young. He was wearing a red wind breaker. He had no friends. He had pleasant face, wide mouth and sandy hair. He was staring upward at the window above the altar. He needed friendship as he was alone.
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