CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A QUESTION OF TRUST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Horace Danby was about ____ years old
A
40
B
45
C
50
D
55
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -EVERYONE thought that Horace Danby was a good, honest citizen. He was about fifty years old and unmarried, and he lived with a housekeeper who worried over his health. In fact, he was usually very well and happy except for attacks of hay fever in summer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horace Danby was a locksmith. He was a very successful businessman. He had two assistants to help him. Being good and respectable, but he was not totally honest.

Detailed explanation-3: -Horace Danby was a meticulous planner, but still he faltered. He used to plan his robberies very well. He knew all the details of the Shotover Grange. He knew the time when there would be no one at the house.

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