Page 5 - Lesson Notes

- So, she said that he was free to leave their house at any time but she
wanted him to stay with the family just for Christmas Eve.

- On the way to the house, the peddler felt that as he had committed a

crime, he would be punished for it.

THE RATTRAP(Module 3)

Edla expresses doubts about the peddler-

- The iron master’s daughter said that it was strange to see that the peddler

had been in such hard times and was doubtful whether the man had been
educated.

- Hearing this, the ironmaster clarified that it was due to his bad condition.
He also added that the man would behave differently after getting clean

and dressed up.

The Iron Master gets angry;the peddler Retaliates-

- While both father - daughter were discussing about the peddler, he entered
the room with the valet. He was looking clean as he had bathed and his hair

had been cut by the valet.
- He was wearing the ironmaster’s clothes and shoes - a shirt with a starched
collar and shoes which covered the entire feet.

- The ironmaster seemed very angry to see his well groomed guest as now he
could make out his appearance well and realized that he was not his

comrade. He understood that he mistook some stranger as his old friend.
He screamed at him and asked him to explain.