12th Class English The Rattrap - Selma Lagerlof

  • question_answer 9)
    Why did the peddler decline the invitation?  

    Answer:

    The peddler did not give out his identity because he thought that the ironmaster might give him a couple of kronors. But, to go along up to the manor house and be received as his friend did not please the peddler. He was guilty of stealing the thirty kronor. He Jett going up to the manor house would be like throwing himself voluntarily into the lion's den He only wanted a chance to sleep in the forge and then sneak away quietly.           


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