Class 11 English Elective PROSE 1. THE LAMENT प्रश्न बैंक - सह - उत्तर पुस्तक (Question Bank-Cum-Answer Book) Class 11 English Elective ( PROSE) 1. THE LAMENT - Anton Chekhov MAIN POINTS ☞ The Lament is a short story written by Anton Chekhov. ☞ Iona Potapov is an old man. He is a cabdriver. ☞ He is so white that he looks like a ghost. He is doubly bent. ☞ His little horse is white. They both remain motionless. ☞ lona and his little horse are waiting for passengers but none
turned up. ☞ Later on, he gets a call from an officer who had to go to the
Viborg way. ☞ He lost his young son, Barin, last week. Barin died of a high
fever in the hospital. ☞ He was sharing his grief to the officer but was interrupted in
between for his driving.
