A Question of Trust Class 10th || NCERT || foot prints without feet || NCERT Intext solutions

 

A Question of Trust Class 10th || NCERT || foot prints without feet  


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Read and Find Out (Page 20)

Question 1.

What does Horace Danby like to collect?

Answer:

Horace Danby likes to collect rare and expensive books.


Question 2.

Why does he steal every year?

Answer:

He stole every year so that he could buy the rare and expensive books that he loved to 

collect. Each year he planned carefully so as to steal enough to last twelve months.


Page 22

Question 3.

Who is speaking to Horace Danby?

Answer:

A lady standing in the doorway is speaking to Horace Danby. She was young and pretty 

and was dressed in red. She said she had come just in time, or else her family would 

have been robbed by Horace. Thus she pretended to be one of the members of the 

family living at Shotover Grange.


Question 4.

Who is the real culprit in the story?

Answer:

The real culprit in the story is the woman who pretended to be a member of the family 

living at Shotover Grange. She tricked Horace Danby into believing her, and cleverly 

took away all the jewels that were kept in the safe.


Think About It (Page 25)

Question 1.

Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person 

Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?

Answer:

Yes, we begin to suspect before the end of the story that the lady was not the person

Horace Danby took her to be. She was unusually calm on seeing Horace. This seemed 

strange. When she did not call the police, and instead asked Horace to take out all the 

jewels from the safe, even if it meant breaking it open, it seems suspicious. Moreover, it 

seemed highly unlikely that she would forget the number combination to open the safe. 

Therefore it was evident, before the story ended, that the lady was not the person 

Horace had taken her to be.


Question 2.

What are the subtle ways in which the lady manages to deceive Horace Danby into 

thinking she is the lady of the house? Why doesn’t Horace suspect that something is 

wrong?

Answer:

Her confident walk, her familiarity with the dog Sherry, her act of touching up her make-

up and the ease with which she picks a cigarette from the right place are enough to 

deceive anybody. Horace was too frightened to think properly, so he didn’t suspect 

anything.


Question 3.

“Horace Danby was good and respectable – but not completely honest”. Why do you 

think this description is apt for Horace? Why can’t he be categorised as a typical thief?

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. 

He can’t be categorised as a typical thief because he is not a regular offender like other 

thieves.


Question 4.

Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong 

and why?

Answer:

Horace Danby failed to get enough information about the real occupants of the house. 

He seems to be too occupied with collecting information about the house map, wiring 

and location of valuable items. Although he was smart enough to know the dog’s actual 

name, he overlooked getting information about the occupants of the house. When he 

landed in trouble with the appearance of the young lady, his clever mind gave way to 

carelessness, leading him to open the safe without wearing gloves.


Talk About It (Page 25)

Question 1.

Do you think Horace Danby was unfairly punished, or that he deserved what he got?

(or)

Do you think Horace Danby was unfairly punished? (CBSE2013)

Answer:

Horace Danby deserved what he got. A crime is a crime, no matter if it is committed for 

your own benefit or for somebody else’s benefit.


Question 2.

Do intentions justify actions? Would you, like Horace Danby, do something wrong if you 

thought your ends justified the means? Do you think that there are situations in which it 

is excusable to act less than honestly?

Answer:

“Ends do not justify means”, is a very old and time-tested saying. For their own benefit 

nobody should harm others. But this world doesn’t function on idealism. There are many 

examples of people tricking people for quick gains. These acts should be deplored and 

dealt with severely.











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