Question

Vicomte inherited a large house from his uncle. He leamed that populated by tenants, the building was fetching huge revenues. "Too much, too much entirely," thought the generous Vicomte, "my uncle was too hard to rent out the units at this exorbitant price i will begin tomorrow to lower my rents and my tenants will bless me."

With this excellent purpose in view, Vicomte notified all the tenants that their rents were lowered by one-third thereafter. The unheard of word 'lower bell like a brick on the head of Bernard - the caretaker of the building.

Lower the rents!" he stammered. "Never was such a thing known. Truly - Vicomte interrupted Bernard and strictly commanded him to follow orders, without any debate. Staggering Bernard went out, all his ideas upset, overthrown, comfounded.

Next morning, Bernard, buttoning himself into his best coat, made the rounds of the lodges to announce the great news. Ten minutes later the whole house was in commotion. People were clustered together and chatted eagerly. A few of them wrote to the proprietor to warn him that his caretaker has wholly lost his mind. Vicomte responded, confirming what Bernard had said. Now began a round of reflections and commentaries.

"An intelligent man would never deprive himself of fat revenues. This kind of conduct is surely forced by powerful or terrible crcumstances

This man must have committed a great and hidden crime, morse pushes him to charity! The house, perhaps, was badly built? questioned another anxiously.

"Perhaps, there is a press for printing counterfeit money in the cellar' added a basement lodger. Another gentleman suggested that the proprietor proposed to set fire to this house

to draw huge sums from the insurance companies.

In not more than 50 words, summarise how a generous gesture by the proprietor was mistaken by the tenants and it had adverse consequences.​

Answer 1

Answer:

This generous gesture by the proprietor can be mistaken by the tenants as it may seem that the proprietor is not giving much attention to payments of rent and they tenants may take advantage of this gesture by paying rent every time.

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