CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Horace Danby was sure that his robbery at Shotover Grange would be a successful one because he had studied the house, the drawing room where the safe was kept, the wiring and its garden. He had also studied the movement of the servants, so he had planned well, thus ensuring that nothing could go wrong.

Detailed explanation-2: -Question 3. Give the reasons which made Horace Danby commit a theft at Shot over Grange. Answer: Horace chose Shot over Grange because it had a safe, consisted fifteen thousand pounds worth of jewels. He robbed a safe only once a year and stole an amount that would last for one year and nothing more.

Detailed explanation-3: -Horace Danby felt sure of his success in that year’s robbery as he had been studying room, paths and gardens of the house at Shot over Grange for two weeks.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Horace’s habits were not typical of a thief. He was fond of books. He used to steal only once in a year so he was never stealing more than his needs. However, an act of theft is still a crime, no matter how well a thief behaves, so this description is apt for Horace.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer:The safe at Shotover Grange was kept in the drawing room behind a poor painting and had jewels worth about 15000 pounds kept in it.