Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccentric?
The arrival of a stranger at an inn in winter was in ownself a strange occurrence. Moreover he had an uncommon appearance. Mrs hall’s put in all her efforts to be friendly but he wasn't in mood to talk to anyone. He told her that he had no desire to talk, that's all he wanted was solitude. He didn't wish to be disturbed in his work and his face had been affected by an accident. For all these reasons, she considered him as an eccentric scientist.
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
What does Horace Danby like to collect?
How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?
Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that?
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of commonsense?
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?
When the lawyer reached New Mullion, did ‘Bill’ know that he was looking for Lutkins? When do you think Bill came up with his plan for fooling the lawyer?
What experiments and projects does he then undertake?
“Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read.” What do secret agents in books and films look like, in your opinion? Discuss in groups or in class some stories or movies featuring spies, detectives and secret agents, and compare their appearance with that of Ausable in this story. (You may mention characters from fiction in languages other than English. In English fiction you may have come across Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or Miss Marple. Have you watched any movies featuring James Bond?)
How does Ausable say he got in?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.