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?
The answer is, Yes, one does begin to suspect before the end of the story that the lady was not the person, Horace dandy took her to be. She was unusually clam on seeing Horace. Because if someone finds a thief inside their house one is ought to be scared. This seemed strange enough when she did not call the police and instead of that she asked Horace to take out all the jewels from the safe, even if it meant breaking it open and this seemed suspicious. Moreover, it also seemed unlikely that she also forgot the numbers to open the safe. Therefore, it was very evident, before the story ended, that the lady was not the person Horace had taken her to be.
Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?
What does Horace Danby like to collect?
“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?
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?
Who is speaking to Horace Danby?
Why does he steal every year?
Who is the real culprit in the story?
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?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
After his first day’s experience with the hack driver the lawyer thinks of returning to New Mullion to practise law. Do you think he would have reconsidered this idea after his second visit?
Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?
Why do you think Lutkins’ neighbours were anxious to meet the lawyer?
Do you think the lawyer was gullible? How could he have avoided being taken for a ride?
What does he say about Lutkins?
What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
When the lawyer reached New Mullion, did ‘Bill’ know that he was looking for Lutkins? When do you think Bill came up with his plan for fooling the lawyer?
Does the narrator serve the summons that day?
Who befriends him? Where does he take him?