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Chapter 4: A Question of Trust
📖 Story
Class 10
✍️ Victor Canning
NCERT First Flight
📖 Chapter Summary
This story is about Horace Danby, a fifty-year-old man who loves rare books. He robs one safe every year to buy books. While robbing a house, he meets a young woman who claims to be the owner's wife. She tricks him into opening the safe for her, saying she has forgotten the combination. Later, Horace is arrested — the young woman was actually a thief who had stolen the jewels herself. The story shows how trust can be misplaced.
📖 NCERT Chapter — First Flight
✅ NCERT Exercise Solutions
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Read and Find Out
4 Q
Q1.
Who was Horace Danby?
Ans: A fifty-year-old man who robbed one safe every year to buy rare books.
Q2.
Who was the woman in red?
Ans: Another thief who pretended to be the owner's wife.
Q3.
Why did Horace open the safe for the woman?
Ans: She said she had forgotten the combination and needed his help.
Q4.
Why was Horace arrested?
Ans: The woman's fingerprints were not on the safe. Horace's were. He was arrested for the theft.
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Thinking about the Text
2 Q
Q1.
Was Horace a bad man?
Ans: He was a thief, but he was also a gentleman. He loved books and never harmed anyone.
Q2.
What is the irony in the story?
Ans: A thief was fooled by another thief. Horace was arrested for a theft committed by the woman.
❓ Important Questions
Q1. What lesson did Horace learn?
He learned that we should not trust strangers blindly. Trust should be earned.
Q2. Why is the title 'A Question of Trust' appropriate?
Because the story revolves around misplaced trust — Horace trusted a stranger and was betrayed.
📄 Previous Year Questions (PYQ)
Board exam mein pichle saalon mein aaye questions — practice ke liye best.
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Q1. Who was the real thief?
The young woman in red — she pretended to be the owner's wife.
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Q2. What kind of person was Horace?
Horace was a thief but a gentleman. He loved books and was polite.
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Q3. What is the theme of the story?
Trust should not be given blindly. Appearances can be deceptive.
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Horace Danby loved rare books.
होरेस डैनबी को दुर्लभ किताबें बहुत पसंद थीं।
He robbed one safe every year to buy books.
वह किताबें खरीदने के लिए हर साल एक तिजोरी लूटता था।
One night, a woman in red caught him in the house.
एक रात लाल कपड़ों में एक औरत ने उसे घर में पकड़ लिया।
She claimed to be the owner's wife.
उसने खुद को मालिक की पत्नी बताया।
She tricked him into opening the safe.
उसने उसे तिजोरी खोलने के लिए बेवकूफ बनाया।
Later, Horace was arrested for the theft.
बाद में, चोरी के लिए होरेस गिरफ्तार हो गया।