1. Yes, one does begin to suspect before the end of the story that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be. She was unusually calm on seeing Horace. Because if someone finds a thief inside their house one is ought to be frightened. This seemed strange enough. When she did not call the pRead more

    Yes, one does begin to suspect before the end of the story that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be. She was unusually calm on seeing Horace. Because if someone finds a thief inside their house one is ought to be frightened. This seemed strange enough. When she did not call the police and instead asked Horace to take out all the jewels from the safe, even if it meant breaking it open and it seemed suspicious. Moreover, it also seemed unlikely that she would forget the numbers to open the safe. Therefore, it was evident, before the story ended, that the lady was not the person Horace had taken her to be.

    For more answers visit to website:
    https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/

    See less
    • 0
  2. The real culprit was the woman who pretended to be a member of the family living at Shotover Grange. She tricked Horace into believing her that she was member of the family and cleverly took away all the jewels that were kept in the safe. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.Read more

    The real culprit was the woman who pretended to be a member of the family living at Shotover Grange. She tricked Horace into believing her that she was member of the family and cleverly took away all the jewels that were kept in the safe.

    For more answers visit to website:
    https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/

    See less
    • 0
  3. A women was standing in the doorway. She was speaking to Horace Danby. She was young and pretty, and was dressed in red. She said she had come just in time, or else her family would have been robbed by Horace. She, thus, pretended to be one of the members of the family living at Shotover Grange. ForRead more

    A women was standing in the doorway. She was speaking to Horace Danby. She was young and pretty, and was dressed in red. She said she had come just in time, or else her family would have been robbed by Horace. She, thus, pretended to be one of the members of the family living at Shotover Grange.

    For more answers visit to website:
    https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/

    See less
    • 0
  4. Horace Danby was a good and respectable but not completely honest. He liked to collect rare and expensive books. He robbed a safe every year and secretly bought book through an agent. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/

    Horace Danby was a good and respectable but not completely honest. He liked to collect rare and expensive books. He robbed a safe every year and secretly bought book through an agent.

    For more answers visit to website:
    https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/

    See less
    • 0
  5. Horace Danby had planned carefully and stole every year so that he could get the rare and expensive books that he loved to collect. Each year he stole enough to last twelve months and secretly bought the books, through an agent. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-Read more

    Horace Danby had planned carefully and stole every year so that he could get the rare and expensive books that he loved to collect. Each year he stole enough to last twelve months and secretly bought the books, through an agent.

    For more answers visit to website:
    https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/

    See less
    • 0