Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Gi

1.	Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Gilman: As I told you, sir, I’ve been following this case. It’s what you might call piquant. And I should be very glad if it came about i that this helped Captain Dancy. I take an interest, because, to tell you the truth, [Confidentially] I don’t like well, not to put too fine a point upon it Hebrews. They work harder; they’re more sober; they’re honest; and they’re everywhere. I’ve nothing against them, but the fact is they get on so. Twisden: [Cocking an eye] A thorn in the flesh, Mr. Gilman. Gilman: Well, I prefer my own countrymen, and that’s the truth of it. (i) Who is Mr. Gilman and why does he want to see Mr. Twisden? (ii) Mr. Gilman had said earlier that he had come‘from a sense of duty’. What account does he give in this regard? (iii) What account does Mr. Ricardos, who has come with Mr. Gilman, give of how he came to be in possession of the notes? (iv) What does Mr. Twisden decide to do after Mr. Ricardos leaves? What instructions does he leave with his partner Graviter?(v) Ronald Dancy’s wife Mabel believes completely in her husband’s innocence. How does the truth, when revealed, affect her? What are your feelings for her at the close of the play? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer» (i) Mr. Gilman is the head of Gilman’s department stores. He want to see Mr. Twisden so that he can tell the truth of the notes and save Dancy from the case. (ii) Mr. Gilman told Twisden that he was following Dancy’s case. So he read in the ” newspaper about the numbers of the notes and he realises that those number notes were given by him to his customer Mr. Ricardos. So he decided to come along with Mr. Ricardos at the office of Twisden to tell the truth. (iii) Mr. Ricardos told Twisden that he got those notes from captain Dancy. He also told that notes were given as a compensation to his daughter by Dancy, who was very intimate with her and wanted to keep this as a secret. (iv) Mr. Twisden decided to meet Sir Fredrick so that he can reveal the true facts to him. But, Twisden came to know that Sir Fredrick has gone to Brighton for the might. So, he also decided to go to Brigthon to meet him. While leaving to Brighton, Twisden asked Graviter to go at Ricardos address in Putney to check whether he has a daughter or not. Twisden also tells Graviter that if he found someone there than he should not say anything to her and invent some excuse. (v) Mabel was noblest wife of her husband Dancy. When truth revealed about the theft of notes and she came to know that court has accused Dancy for this, she was shocked and saddened that if she would had gone to Africa three months ago then this would have not happened. Till the end of the play Mable has shown loyalty to her husband. She knows that her husband had married her without telling her about his earlier love affair. She knows that he has stolen money and has been deceiving her all along. She knows that he may be sent to prison. Even then her loyalty remains firm as a rock.

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Gilman: As I told you, sir, I’ve been following this case. It’s what you might call piquant. And I should be very glad if it came about i that this helped Captain Dancy. I take an interest, because, to tell you the truth, [Confidentially] I don’t like well, not to put too fine a point upon it Hebrews. They work harder; they’re more sober; they’re honest; and they’re everywhere. I’ve nothing against them, but the fact is they get on so. Twisden: [Cocking an eye] A thorn in the flesh, Mr. Gilman. Gilman: Well, I prefer my own countrymen, and that’s the truth of it. (i) Who is Mr. Gilman and why does he want to see Mr. Twisden? (ii) Mr. Gilman had said earlier that he had come‘from a sense of duty’. What account does he give in this regard? (iii) What account does Mr. Ricardos, who has come with Mr. Gilman, give of how he came to be in possession of the notes? (iv) What does Mr. Twisden decide to do after Mr. Ricardos leaves? What instructions does he leave with his partner Graviter?(v) Ronald Dancy’s wife Mabel believes completely in her husband’s innocence. How does the truth, when revealed, affect her? What are your feelings for her at the close of the play? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer»

(i) Mr. Gilman is the head of Gilman’s department stores. He want to see Mr. Twisden so that he can tell the truth of the notes and save Dancy from the case.

(ii) Mr. Gilman told Twisden that he was following Dancy’s case. So he read in the ” newspaper about the numbers of the notes and he realises that those number notes were given by him to his customer Mr. Ricardos. So he decided to come along with Mr. Ricardos at the office of Twisden to tell the truth.

(iii) Mr. Ricardos told Twisden that he got those notes from captain Dancy. He also told that notes were given as a compensation to his daughter by Dancy, who was very intimate with her and wanted to keep this as a secret.

(iv) Mr. Twisden decided to meet Sir Fredrick so that he can reveal the true facts to him. But, Twisden came to know that Sir Fredrick has gone to Brighton for the might. So, he also decided to go to Brigthon to meet him.

While leaving to Brighton, Twisden asked Graviter to go at Ricardos address in Putney to check whether he has a daughter or not. Twisden also tells Graviter that if he found someone there than he should not say anything to her and invent some excuse.

(v) Mabel was noblest wife of her husband Dancy. When truth revealed about the theft of notes and she came to know that court has accused Dancy for this, she was shocked and saddened that if she would had gone to Africa three months ago then this would have not happened. Till the end of the play Mable has shown loyalty to her husband. She knows that her husband had married her without telling her about his earlier love affair. She knows that he has stolen money and has been deceiving her all along. She knows that he may be sent to prison. Even then her loyalty remains firm as a rock.

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