Question

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 realize this, and

how?

Answer 1

Yes, one does 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 enough. 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 seemed

suspicious. Moreover, it also seemed unlikely that she would forget the numbers 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.