Question

1. Who was Oliver Lutkins? Why were summons issued on his name?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Oliver Lutkins is a crook who lives in the country town of New Mullion. Though he lives in a small town, he easily cheats the lawyer who comes to serve a summons on him as he was required as a witness in a case and as he didn't reply to any of the letters. He pretends to be Bill Magnuson, the hack driver and manages to cheat the narrator of his money.

Explanation:

Answer 2

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Oliver Lutkins was a man from New Mullion who to be served a summon to testify for a pending court case. The narrator, the lawyer who was assigned the task, was cleverly tricked by Lutkins who exploited the gullibility of former and helped him chase himself, thus subjecting him to ridicule by the village folk. No, the lawyer could not serve the summons that day for its obvious reason.