Carefully read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Paragraph: "Now, ladies and gentleman," said the conjuror, "having shown you that the cloth is absolutely empty, I will proceed to take from it a bowl of goldfish. Presto!" All around the hall people were saying, "Oh, how wonderful! How does he do it?" But the Quick Man on the front seat said in a big whisper to the people near him, "He-had-it-up-

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The constant comments by the Quick Man made the audience feel that the tricks were nothing special. The Quick Man was a heckler; he wanted to embarrass the conjuror who was performing in public. This was a foolish action as while the conjurer was making efforts to make his magic shows enjoyable for the audience, the Quick Man was constantly trying to pull him down by adopting a fault - finding and doubt creating approach.