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Suddenly he heard the sounds of hoofbeats. It came from the upper part of the town, a wild clatter of approaching horses that sounded as though it must split the cobbles; but no sound of any voice. The people in their houses, where the candles were beginning to show, could scarcely have had time to open their doors to see who was passing. And what could they have seen in any case. It was now quite dark.
The moon who shows herself always on the water before she creeps over the earth, touched the surface of the inner harbour with a pale yellow trace. The riders were drawing near. They seem to have come at a hand -gallop down the whole length of Rue Haute. They had to check their horses at Kochbue’s tavern to avoid breaking their necks and then they came on again, plunging down the alleyway that led to the harbour. They were very close now. They were here.
Before he could see anything Shrimp had made out the separate hoofbeats of a horse that was in advance of the others. It shot out of the darkness on the quayside within a short distance of where he stood, heading straight for the stony parapet. Its rider, lying along his horses’ neck, saw the harbour just in time and reined with all the strength of his arms.
The rest happened with lightning speed .A troop of armed men burst out on to the quayside in a compact charging mass, so that it was scarcely possible to distinguish the shapes of the horses. Not a cry was raised but Shrimp realized that he was witnessing the end of a man hunt.
The pursuers- they were men of the King’s dragoons-were plainly confident that they had run their man to earth. But suddenly Shrimp gave a gasp clapping his hand to his mouth. Just as they were upon him the hunted rider drove his spurs into the horse’s flanks, setting it at the parapet. The beast neighed in terror and reared high in the air, coming down on stiff forelegs. But the daredevil who rode it was undismayed. He used the spurs again, and this time the horse sprang forward and in three strides had cleared the parapet and plunged into the water of the harbour.
Some of the pursuers had jumped to the ground. A volley of musket fire was directed at the foaming commotion in the water, where a shape struggled desperately, scarcely discernible in the darkness.

questions- (2 marks each)
1. Who were the pursuers? What were they pursuing?
2. What made the pursuers so confident that they would be successful?
3. Who is Shrimp? Whom did he called daredevil and why? ​

Answer 1

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