Question
List the signs that indicate that Della was very poor.
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Answer
The following things show us that Della was very poor :
(i) The house was a poorly furnished flat at $8 per week.
(ii) The couch was small and shabby.
(iii) In the vestibule below was a letter-box and an electric bell, both of which were not functioning.
(iv) The current family income was $20 per week.
(v) After a lot of bargaining and penny-pinching. Della had saved only one dollar and eighty-seven cents for Christmas.
(i) The house was a poorly furnished flat at $8 per week.
(ii) The couch was small and shabby.
(iii) In the vestibule below was a letter-box and an electric bell, both of which were not functioning.
(iv) The current family income was $20 per week.
(v) After a lot of bargaining and penny-pinching. Della had saved only one dollar and eighty-seven cents for Christmas.
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