Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Deep Water NCERT Solutions | What is the “misadventure” t
What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?
The misadventure was very horrible for him. William Douglas was sitting near to the edge of swimming pool when he saw a big bruiser of a boy, who was very strong and had great muscles was almost eighteen year old, he yelled “Hi skinny” to William Douglas and picked him up and through him in the pool, he landed in the sitting position, swallowed water, and went at the bottom and was very frightened.
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