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  He sat on the other side of the table, his lips gravely pursed and his eyes a trifle cloudy behind their spectacles. Before him on the red table cloth lay an open book. His powerful brain was plainly busy.    (i) Who is 'he' here? (ii) Explain '... his lips gravely pursed. (iii) What are the features which describes Harold as an intelligent boy?

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                  (i) Here he refers to Harold, the spectacled child.     (ii) His lips gravely pursed describes that he contracted his lips seriously, trying to recall the poem he had memorised.                                        (iii) The features which describes Harold as an intelligent boy are that he has a powerful brain and he always remains busy in his studies.