What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
If Matilda would have confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace, she might have been in the trouble by which she was going through. She had to face more troubles than what she was facing after the necklace have replaced. Her friend would certainly have been annoyed with her. Most probably she would have asked Matilda to replace the necklace. She would have given her all the details from where she had purchased the necklace and how much it costs. Matilda thus, would have known that the jewels in the necklace were not the real diamonds. Matilda thus have saved herself and her husband from all the troubles they had gone through.
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?
How do they replace the necklace?
What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?
What kind of a person is her husband?
What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?
How is the problem solved?
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
What does Horace Danby like to collect?
How did the invisible man first become visible?
How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
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?
Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that?
“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
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?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?