Question

Why did the stranger not tell the ironmaster that he was Nils Olof?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The stranger did not tell the ironmaster that he was not Nils Olof because he thought that if the gentleman believed that he was an old friend or acquaintance of his, then he might take pity on him and help him by giving him some money.

Answer 2

The stranger did not tell the ironmaster that he was Nils Olof because of the following reasons:-

• Here the given question has been taken from the chapter 'the Rattrap'.
• In the chapter, the Rattrap the stranger did not want to disclose his actual identity to the ironmaster.
• This was not because he had a skeptical identity but because he was an old friend of the ironmaster.
• His condition was not good because he had become a very poor person.
• So by telling him that he is his old friend and asking money from him but not his intention.
• That is why the stranger did not tell the ironmaster that he was Nils Olof.