Question

Why did the peddler decline the ironmaster invitation?
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Answer 1

Answer:

He had thirty kroner which he had stolen from the cottage of the old crofter. Going to the manor house would be like throwing himself voluntarily into the lion's den. The peddler thought that the invitation was perhaps a bait for him and he did not want to be caught in. So he declined the invitation.

Answer 2

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He had thirty kroner which he had stolen from the cottage of the old crofter. Going to the manor house would be like throwing himself voluntarily into the lion's den. The peddler thought that the invitation was perhaps a bait for him and he did not want to be caught in. So he declined the invitation.