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Chapter 4: A Question of TrustClass 10 English — summary, notes, extra questions & NCERT solutions

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Why did Horace Danby rob a safe every year?

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Written by Victor Canning, this is an ironic story about a charming, well-dressed burglar named Horace Danby who is, in most respects, a respectable and law-abiding man. Every year, however, he commits one carefully planned robbery to fund his hobby of collecting rare and expensive books. This year he targets a country house, having studied it thoroughly and disabled the alarm. While at work, he is surprised by a young, attractive woman who claims to be the lady of the house. She pretends to be sympathetic but says she will not call the police if Horace opens the safe for her, as she has forgotten the combination and needs her jewels for a party. Trusting her, Horace removes his gloves to work and opens the safe, handing over the jewels. Later he discovers that the woman was herself a thief who had robbed the house and let him take the blame, for his fingerprints were all over the safe. The story shows the irony of a thief being cheated through his own misplaced trust.

The story in 6 beats

  1. 1Horace Danby is a careful burglar who steals once a year to buy rare books.
  2. 2He plans to rob Shotover Grange, studies the house, and enters when the family is away.
  3. 3A young woman appears, claims to be the owner, and orders him to open the safe for jewels.
  4. 4Horace trusts her story, removes his gloves, and opens the safe with his skill.
  5. 5The woman takes the jewels and leaves, while Horace believes he has escaped trouble.
  6. 6Later the police arrest Horace because his fingerprints are on the safe and the woman was a thief.
Misplaced trustIrony and deceptionThe gentleman thiefCrime and its consequencesCleverness outwitted

Characters & key ideas

HHorace DanbyA respectable man who robs one house a year to buy rare books.
TThe young womanA thief who tricks Horace into opening the safe.
TTrustHorace’s misplaced faith that leads to his downfall.
IIronyA thief is robbed and blamed through his own trust.
FFingerprintsThe evidence that gets the trusting Horace caught.
RRare booksHorace’s costly hobby that drives him to steal.

Word meanings · शब्दार्थ

rare
uncommon and valuable
burglar
person who steals from houses
respectable
thought well of by others
dishonest
not truthful or fair
grange
country house with farm land
passage
long narrow way inside
burglar alarm
device warning of theft
rhubarb
a plant used in cooking
ornament
decorative object
fingerprints
marks made by fingers

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