Who is the real culprit in the story?
That women was the real culprit who pretended to be a member of the family living at shotover grange. She mislead Horace by believing her that she was member of the family and cleverly took away all the jewels that were kept in the safe.
Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?
What does Horace Danby like to collect?
Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?
What are the subtle ways in which the lady manages to deceive Horace Danby into thinking she is the lady of the house? Why doesn’t Horace suspect that something is wrong?
“Horace Danby was good and respectable — but not completely honest”. Why do you think this description is apt for Horace? Why can’t he be categorised as a typical thief?
Who is speaking to Horace Danby?
Why does he steal every year?
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
How did the invisible man first become visible?
How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?
Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccentric?
If you were in Noodle’s place, how would you handle Think-Tank’s mistakes?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
Why does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
Why does the marriage not take place?
What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
Does she find her teacher different from the people at home?
Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?
Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?