Question

What answere did mr Oliver give when the watchmen asked him why he was running?

Answer 1

When Mr Oliver told the watchman what he saw at the forest the watchman held the lantern infront of his face and asked whether the boy without any facial features that he saw at the forest looked like him. As the light fell on his face Mr Oliver realised that the watchman was having a featureless face as well.
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Answer 2

mr.oliver told the watchman that he had seen something horrible in the forest . A boy with smooth round head and without no features was weeping in the forest