Question

"Mrs packletide was pardonably annoyed at the discovery"
1. what was the discovery?
2. who discovered the fact?
3. why should Mrs packletide be pardoned?

Answer 1

1.       Answer: The discovery was that the tiger for whom Mrs. Packletide had paid so much for hunting was a very old tiger; it was so weak that it had died of heart attack by hearing the loud gunshot.

2.       Miss. Louisa Mebbin discovered this fact.

3.       She should be pardoned because she had been deceived by the villagers first, and then at the end she had to bear a considerable financial loss at the hands of Miss Mebbin.

Answer 2

Ans.1. That the Goat was killed and not the tiger.
Ans.2. Miss Louisa Mebbin.
Ans.3. She was pardoned because she wanted to kill the tiger and not the                 goat..