CBSE Notes for The Bishop’s Candlesticks Summary
The play opens with a scene in the kitchen of Bishop’s cottage. Bishop’s younger sister Persome and maidservant, Marie are busy in conversation while the soup is being cooked on the stove. Persome is worried that her brother has gone out in the extreme cold. When she learns that her brother has gone to see Marie’s ailing mother, she bursts out in anger at the selfishness of the people, who went about troubling him. Person's anger is genuine because her brother has already sold off his estate, furniture, and other valuables to help the poor and the needy. Persome is shocked to discover further that the Bishop has even sold off his silver salt-cellars to help another ailing lady, to pay her rent. Please refer
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