Question

why did miss willmansson insist on the peddler's stay with them on Christmas Eve?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Considering the peddler as his old acquaintance of regiment, he invited him at his house for Christmas. He felt deep for peddler's hard days. The peddler declined his offer so the ironmaster sent his daughter Edla to request the stranger for the Christmas company because she had more persuasive powers than her father.

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