Class 10 English | A Question of Trust | Summary | SEBA/ASSEB | HSLC 2026

📘 Class 10 English | “A Question of Trust” – Summary | SEBA/ASSEB | HSLC 2026
A quick, exam-ready walkthrough of Victor Canning’s story—clear plot, key characters, and themes.
✅ Plot in brief: Horace Danby, a “gentleman” thief and lock expert, breaks into Shotover Grange and is outwitted by a woman posing as the owner, who makes him open the safe and escapes with the jewels.
✅ Characters: Horace Danby (careful yet gullible), the mysterious lady (clever impostor), servants/police (aftermath).
✅ Turning points: hay-fever sneeze near the flowers, removal of gloves, fingerprints on the safe, later arrest.
✅ Themes & message: deception vs trust, crime doesn’t pay, irony of the expert being fooled.
✅ Exam cues: likely 1/2/5-mark questions on plot events, character traits, and the role of irony; quote-based VSA from dialogue moments.
✅ Writing tips: keep sequence tight (break-in → encounter → safe opened → betrayal → arrest), highlight irony in the conclusion.
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