Question

what reason did Mrs. Slater give when grandfather found Henry wearing his slippers

Answer 1

When the grandfather expresses his annoyance over Henry wearing his new slippers, Mrs. Slater defends herself saying that she had asked Henry to wear the slippers to stretch them as they were new and hard. The truth was Mrs. Slater had embezzled them thinking the grandfather to be dead.

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