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  But still... even so ... it would be funny if I couldn't manage to sell a place here, a stone's throw from Joinville, the French Hollywood, when all I'm asking is a paltry hundred thousand! (a) Identify the speaker and the listener. (b) Where is the villa situated? (c) What does 'paltry' mean?

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                  (a) Juliette is the speaker and her maid is the listener. (b) It is situated at a stone's throw from Joinville, the French Hollywood. (c) An amount too small to be considered important or useful.                 (a) Juliette's maid is the speaker here. (b) They' refers to the film studio people. (c) She will do so as she is going to play the role of a maid in a film. or (a) They' refers to the film studio people. (b) Juliette's maid is the speaker here. (c) She is going to the film studio.