Question

Which sentences in this excerpt from "Quality" by John Galsworthy show that the writer admired the boots that the boot maker had crafted? That tenement had a certain quiet distinction; there was no sign upon its face that he made for any of the Royal Family—merely his own German name of Gessler Brothers; and in the window a few pairs of boots. I remember that it always troubled me to account for those unvarying boots in the window, for he made only what was ordered, reaching nothing down, and it seemed so inconceivable that what he made could ever have failed to fit. Had he bought them to put there? That, too, seemed inconceivable. He would never have tolerated in his house leather on which he had not worked himself. Besides, they were too beautiful—the pair of pumps, so inexpressibly slim, the patent leathers with cloth tops, making water come into one's mouth, the tall brown riding boots with marvellous sooty glow, as if, though new, they had been worn a hundred years. Those pairs could only have been made by one who saw before him the Soul of Boot—so truly were they prototypes incarnating the very spirit of all foot-gear. These thoughts, of course, came to me later, though even when I was promoted to him, at the age of perhaps fourteen, some inkling haunted me of the dignity of himself and brother. For to make boots—such boots as he made—seemed to me then, and still seems to me, mysterious and wonderful. I remember well my shy remark, one day, while stretching out to him my youthful foot: "Isn't it awfully hard to do, Mr. Gessler?" And his answer, given with a sudden smile from out of the sardonic redness of his beard: "Id is an Ardt!" NextReset

Answer 1

"Besides, they were too beautiful—the pair of pumps, so inexpressibly slim, the patent leathers with cloth tops, making water come into one's mouth, the tall brown riding boots with marvellous sooty glow, as if, though new, they had been worn a hundred years. Those pairs could only have been made by one who saw before him the Soul of Boot—so truly were they prototypes incarnating the very spirit of all foot-gear."
"For to make boots—such boots as he made—seemed to me then, and still seems to me, mysterious and wonderful. "
Admire means to have great respect for or like. In the chosen sentences it is clear that the writer admired the boots. In the first quote, the writer uses the words "beautiful" and "marvellous". He describes the shoes as something the could make a person's mouth water which is the same as saying that they are delicious. His description of the boot maker as one who can see to the "Soul of the Boot" demonstrates his appreciation for the boots of the boot maker. All of these descriptions show how much the writer admires the shoes of the boot maker. In the second quote, the writer uses words such as "wonderful" and "mysterious". These adjectives further reveal the writer's admiration for the boot maker's skill.

Answer 2

The following sentences showed that the writer admired the boots that the boot maker had crafted:

"Besides, they were too beautiful—the pair of pumps, so inexpressibly slim, the patent leathers with cloth tops, making water come into one's mouth, the tall brown riding boots with marvellous sooty glow, as if, though new, they had been worn a hundred years. Those pairs could only have been made by one who saw before him the Soul of Boot—so truly were they prototypes incarnating the very spirit of all foot-gear."

"For to make boots—such boots as he made—seemed to me then, and still seems to me, mysterious and wonderful. "