how did Gerrard proved that he was smarter than a cunning intruder
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Undoubtedly Gerard was cleverer and smarter than intruder. Gerard had equanimity and composure. He did not panic when he came to know the intruder’s hostile and harmful intentions.
Gerard showed presence of mind and outsmarted the intruder. If in place of showing presence of mind, he would have panicked, he would have been killed. But presence of mind kept Gerard calm and gave him a clever plan of locking the intruder up in a cupboard. Finally he succeeded in outsmarting him.
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Gerard showed presence of mind and outsmarted the intruder. If in place of showing presence of mind, he would have panicked, he would have been killed. But presence of mind kept Gerard calm and gave him a clever plan of locking the intruder up in a cupboard.