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प्रश्न
What did the peddler say in his defence when it was clear that he was not the person the ironmaster had thought he was?
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उत्तर
To defend himself, the peddler argued that he had never said that he was a captain or the old comrade of the ironmaster. In fact, he had repeatedly declined the invitation to spend the Christmas at the manor.
संबंधित प्रश्न
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