CLASS 10
A QUESTION OF TRUST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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wife
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friends
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children
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none of the above
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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: -The safe was in the drawing room, behind a rather poor painting. Horace wondered for a moment whether he should collect pictures instead of books.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was allergic towards flowers which caused him ‘hay fever’ every summer. Though Horace appeared to be honest, he stole from wealthy people once a year to purchase valuable, expensive books.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: 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, and cleverly took away all the jewels that were kept in the safe.