In any case we couldn't have kept a criminal like him in the house."who is the speaker?
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"in any case, we couldn't have kept a criminal like him in the house"who is the speaker? who is the 'criminal'reffered to here?what led the speaker to such a comment
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The statements come from the story Leela’s Friend by RK Narayan
Sidda is the servant to the Sivasankers. He tells stories to Leela and soon becomes her constant companion. She stays by his side while he is working in the garden or chopping wood. She also accompanies him on errands.
One day Sidda is sent to buy sugar and Leela accompanies him. On their return, Leela's mother notices that Leela's gold chain is missing. She admonished Leela and summons Sidda.
"in any case, we couldn't have kept a criminal like him in the house" The speaker of these words is Mr. Sivasanker
Mr. Sivasanker utters these words because he became aware of Sidda's criminal past.
The criminal referred to in this story is Sidda.
Sidda was suspected of stealing a gold chain from Leela.