Describe the scene of the theft at Shotover Grange committed by Horace Danny.
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Answer: The question is asked from the novel A question of trust which is written by the very famous novelist Victor Canning. The novel is about the two robbers who wants to rob off the same safe. The protagonist Horace Danby is a burglar who steps in the house for the robbery.
He meets there a lady who was pretending that she lives in that house and is the wife of the owner. But in reality, she was also a thief. But they two had the deal and Horace opens the safe for her, leaving behind the main evidence-his fingerprints. And later, the police caught Horace. And the lady enjoyed the jweles.
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At the scene of theft at Shotover Grange, Horace went there to steal jewels worth 15000 pounds. He had known the entire setting of the house, its electrical wiring and much more. He had already prepared well for the robbery. However, things didn't turn out as expected.
For instance, Horace came across a young woman in red who pretended that she was the owner's wife. She fooled Horace into breaking the safe. She played a reverse psychology trick on him which worked. Horace, fell for her trick because she even threatened to get him arrested and in the end he was not able to steal the jewels.