Question

The peddler’s cherished pastime was to think…………………

(i) philosophically about the world.

(ii) of plans to rob people

(iii)of people whom he knew were caught in the dangerous snare

(iv)richly of himself​

Answer 1

Answer:

3)off people whom he know were caught in the dangerous snare

Answer 2

Answer: The peddler’s cherished pastime was to think of people whom he knew were caught in the dangerous snare

The answer is based on the Story "The Rattrap"

Explanation:

• A rough-looking rattrap seller starts the story.
• He's in tatters, fragile, and starving. He has no home and begs and steals to survive. He's alone and unloved. One day, he realizes the world is a rattrap.
• We'll be trapped if we touch it.
• He thinks there are people in the rattrap reaching for the bait. One frigid night, he seeks cover in a cottage. This old crofter took in the peddler.
• The crofter welcomes the peddler for company. He feeds him hot food and smokes.
• Playing cards leads to conversation.
• The peddler discovers that the crofter sold his cow and keeps $30 in a pouch on the window frame. The next day, the peddler goes but returns to grab the crofter's money pouch.
• He hides in the woods after snatching it. In the woods, a blacksmith mistakes the peddler for an old friend. The invitee declines.
• Edla, the ironmaster's daughter, demands Harry stay with them. He regrets stealing the crofter's money.
• They dress the peddler in fine clothing and shave his beard. The ironmaster discovers he mistook the peddler for a buddy.
• The ironmaster believes he's a fake and reports him.
• Edla insists he stay for Christmas. They celebrate Christmas with her father. The next day, the ironmaster and
• Edla discover from the church that the peddler was a thief. They rush home assuming he stole the silver. Surprisingly, the peddler didn't steal. He left Edla a rattrap note. A message thanked her for rescuing him from a rattrap. He also asked for the crofter's money.

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