Question

why did the peddlar think that his last moment had come​

Answer 1

Answer:

He was completely exhausted, tired, full of gloom and despair. Finding no way out, he sank to the ground. He was tired to death and thought that his last moment had come.

Answer 2

Answer:

The peddler was caught in a complicated forest where there seemed no outlet for the peddler. It was like an impenetrable prison from which he could not escape. Whenever he tried to go out it looked as if he had been again on the same path. He was completely exhausted, tired, full of gloom and despair. Finding no way out, he sank to the ground. He was tired to death and thought that his last moment had come.