question_answer 2)

Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience stricken or because they were afraid?   

Answer:

The boys returned the horse to Byro not because they were fraid but because their conscience pricked them.When John Byro met the boys,.the stolen horse was with them. John Byro recognized his horse but refused to believe that Mourad and Aram had stolen it. According to him, the fame of their honesty was widely known. This was the juncture when the conscience stricken boys decided to return the horse.