Question

Describe the peddler’s meeting with the ironmaster. Why did he decline his
invitation?​

Answer 1

Answer:

he declined his invitation because he was afraid of being caught for the crime of stealing crofters money

Answer 2

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ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʙʏ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴅᴅʟᴇʀ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴍsᴊᴏ ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏʀᴋs. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴅᴅʟᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜʀɴᴀᴄᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴜsᴜᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴏʀ ᴠᴀɢᴀʙᴏɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ sʜᴇʟᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴅᴅʟᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟʟʏ. ʜᴇ ᴍɪsᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪᴍ ғᴏʀ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ sᴛᴀʜʟᴇ, ᴀɴ ᴏʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʀᴇɢɪᴍᴇɴᴛ. ʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ sᴏʀʀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʀᴇsɪɢɴᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴍᴇɴᴛ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀɢᴏ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴅᴅʟᴇʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ɢᴜᴇsᴛ ᴏɴ ᴄʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴅᴅʟᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴍᴜsᴇᴅ. ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏʟᴅ ʀᴇɢɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ. ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀʟᴀʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴄʟɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴏʀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴀʀɪʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴏɴ’s ᴅᴇɴ. ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀɢᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sɴᴇᴀᴋ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ᴜɴɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪʀᴛʏ ᴋʀᴏɴᴏʀs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ʙᴀɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ʀᴇsɪsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ɴᴏᴡ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsɪsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴄʟɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴅᴅʟᴇʀ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀʀᴀssᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴍɪsᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ.