Question

what made the peddler think that he had indeed fallen into a rattrap​

Answer 1

Answer:

The peddler realised that he must not walk on the public highway with the stolen money in his pocket. ... Then he realised that he had fallen in the rattrap. He had let himself befooled by a bait and had been caught in.

Answer 2

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The peddler realised that he must not walk on the public highway with the stolen money in his pocket. He went into the woods. He kept walking without coming to the end of the wood. Then he realised that he had fallen in the rattrap. He had let himself befooled by a bait and had been caught in