“You’ll soon stop being smart.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Why does the speaker say it? (iii) What according to the speaker will stop Gerrard from being smart?

(i) The intruder says the line.
(ii) The speaker says it to make Gerrard feel frightened.
(iii) According to the intruder, Gerrard would stop being smart once he knew what was going to happen to him. The intruder wasn’t afraid and his plan was to kill Gerard and take over his identity. He felt that when Gerrard would know this, he would stop being smart and start getting scared.

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