CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ausable created a convincing story about the presence of a balcony. He said that twice in a month somebody had entered his room through the balcony. On being questioned by Max about the balcony, he replied with extreme irritation that it was not his balcony.

Detailed explanation-2: -Max was a spy who was overconfident and too proud. His pride blinded him, and he thought that wielding a gun would give a further edge over the seemingly slow Ausable. However, despite this apparent pride and confidence, Max was utterly unsuccessful. Ausable outwitted him without lifting a finger.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ausable was an intelligent spy. When he found Max waiting for him in his room, he made a story of a balcony under his window. He convinced Max about the balcony. And thus, when someone knocked at the door, Max fearing it to be the police, jumped out of the window and died.

Detailed explanation-4: -Max thought balcony as a means to escape from the police and Ausable created the balcony which did not exist so as to dupe Max. Answer: Ausable was intelligent secret agent, as he could easily fabricate stories and befoot his enemies and killed them without using a weapon.