“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?
Horace dandy was good and respectable-but incompletely honest. This description is suitable for Horace. He was approx fifty years old who used to rob only those who were rich and his intention was to buy such unusual and high-priced books with that money. He did cautious preparation and used to stole only once a year which would be enough for twelve long months. His purpose of buying books was good by doing robbery, however, the fact that he used to steal things to achieve this end represented that he was not, he had his own house. He made locks, had two helpers with him, and was a successful businessman. He only stole money just to buy the books. For a couple of days, he even kept his promise to the lady that he met at shotover grange by not stealing or preparing any robbery.
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