Bihar Board Class 10 · English · Matric exam 2027
Chapter 4: Quality — notes
The chapter’s 5 parts in the book’s order — the first idea of each and the points Medha Ma’am writes on the board — and the summary at the end. The full lesson and a check question for each part are in the app.
1. Who was Mr Gessler and his shop
Okay, so let's meet Mr Gessler.
- • Mr Gessler: German shoemaker in London
- • Shop name: Gessler Brothers
- • Two little shops let into one
- • Narrator promoted to him at fourteen
- • He made only what was ordered
2. Boots as an Art
Okay, so one day the narrator got a little shy, and asked Mr Gessler, "Isn't it awfully hard to do?" See what he said back — with a sudden smile.
- • 'Id is an Ardt!' = It is an art!
- • His boots lasted terribly long
- • 'What a beautiful biece!'
- • = What a beautiful piece!
3. His unique way of working
Okay, so — Mr Gessler had a way of working that was all his own.
- • 'Id shouldn'd'ave greaked'
- • 'Zome boods are bad from birdt'
- • 'Dose are nod my boods'
- • 'Dose big virms ave no self-respect'
4. The struggle against big firms
Okay, so only once did Mr Gessler talk about his hardships, and he spoke long and bitterly.
- • Big firms: by advertisement, not by work
- • 'Every year it gets less'
- • After 2 years: one window, another name
- • 'Id was too exbensif' = too expensive
- • Months later: elder brother is dead
5. The end of Mr Gessler
Okay, so, the narrator was away for over a year.
- • Last boots: the best he ever made
- • Shop taken over by a young man
- • Death: 'slow starvation'
- • No advertising, best leather, all himself
- • 'He made good boots'
Summary
Okay, so let's go back over this story once more. Who did we meet in this lesson? Mr Gessler — a German shoemaker in London. He ran Gessler Brothers with his elder brother, and he made the narrator's boots from the time the boy was just fourteen. Remember how he spoke about his work? He called boot-making an art. He even said, "Id is an Ardt!" And his boots — they lasted terribly long. Now, think about his way of working. He made only what was ordered, and he did all of it himself. In fact, he could tell at once if a pair came from a big firm — it was never his work. See, he was up against big firms, and they won their trade through advertisement, not through real work. That struggle cost him. First he gave up one of his two shops, it had become too expensive. Then, his elder brother died. And finally, he made his very best boots, and after that, he died of slow starvation. How did the narrator remember him in the end? Just simply — "he made good boots." Now tell me, why do you think those simple words meant so much?
AskMedha · Medha Ma’am — Bihar Board Class 10 English, Chapter 4. Written from the textbook, checked twice.
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- How do I get the "Quality" notes as a PDF?
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