Answer the questions alongside the text. 1 Explain what Telford did. 2 What state of mind were Mr and Mrs Bray in? 3

1 He played the tape very loudy.

2 It is a part of saying “It was the last straw that broke the camel’s back”. It means that after Telford’s action the Brays’ patience was exhausted.

3 It stands for drinking, fireworks, making noise, music, etc.

4 According to the Bible such disputes are beneath human dignity.

5 Jane Austen sounds ironical here. She admits that it is intrinsic to human nature to quarrel and to have “silly disputes”. By “sport\" she means “entertainment” (b).