HoraceDanby was a meticulous planer but still he faltered where did he go wrong and why
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Horace Danby failed to get enough information about real occupants of the house. He seemed to be too occupied with collecting other little details and information about house map, wiring and location of valuable things. Although he was smart enough to know the dog’s actual name but overlooked getting identity of each and every occupant of the house.Once he was in problem then probably his clever mind gave way to carelessness leading him to open the safe without wearing .
The real culprit in the story is the woman who pretended to be the lady of the mansion. She is a thief herself who tricks Horace. She befools him by asking him to take out all the jewels from the safe.
The theme of the chapter also suggests that you should not trust anyone without finding out about that person. The lady in the house pretended to be the owner and Horace trusted her words. She was a thief too, but Horace did not suspect her and trusted her.
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because he did not wear gloves when he opened the safe