Question

why did the peddler keep quiet when he was misidentified by the owner of the mill​
please tell me answer

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.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Peddler was a vagabond, who went around selling rattraps. One day, as he was simply thinking about his own rattraps, he was struck by the idea that the world was a big rattrap. The riches, food, joys and shelter served as baits to tempt people just as a rattrap offered cheese or meat to tempt rats.