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Imagine you are Baldwin and your partner is Gresham. Try your best to persuade your partner to confess the truth. Build a conversation describing how both of you would react

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Imagine you are Baldwin and your partner is Gresham. Try your best to persuade your partner to confess the truth. Build a conversation describing how both of you would react in such a situation. Work in pairs.

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Gresham Baldwin, why do you look cross?
Baldwin Ask your conscience.
Gresham Well, my conscience is clear. What is wrong with you?
Baldwin I found out that you are siphoning small negligible changes to your own account. Now it amounts to a few hundred thousand dollars as none of the depositors have noticed the disappearance of small changes.
Gresham Well, none of the depositors would lose a cent. I have transferred it in some investment. I have got tenfold gains. Now we shall quietly transfer the amount to their own accounts. No one will ever come to know of it.
Baldwin Is it not a breach of trust? I’m not going to keep quiet about this.
Gresham What do you want to do?
Baldwin Close the bank and make good the loss to all the depositors. (After a few days)
Gresham Well, Baldwin, I have closed the bank. Third National is going to do the reorganization. Now I want you to say three words.
Baldwin What?
Gresham “I don’t remember” When you are cross-examined on vital statistics for which you would require references.
Baldwin How does that absolve you of your crime?
Gresham Don’t you know the fact that I’ve earned enough money and no depositor will lose a cent? It is just a technicality.
Baldwin What do you mean?
Gresham Well, I will give you one hundred thousand dollars for letting me off the hook. I just want you to say “I don’t remember”.
Baldwin Already you have used the funds of depositors. You want them to become paupers?
Gresham Baldwin, you frustrate me. Look here. This is hot cash from my own private fortune. Baldwin, why don’t you say something?
Baldwin You have known me for more than 35 years.
Gresham You are silent. Say yes or no. I know you have been an upright man all through your life. The offer is final.
Baldwin You have one option Gresham. We will meet in court. You can confess. For God’s sake don’t force me to say anything now. I am disturbed.
Gresham Why do you think it is a bribe or a bait. It is the difference in your salary, the salary you have received and what you should have got all these years.
Baldwin As long as you are honest, I will be loyal to you Gresham. When you part with loyalty, we would part ways. The matter is closed.
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पाठ 3.3: The Hour of Truth (Play) - Speaking [पृष्ठ १०९]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
पाठ 3.3 The Hour of Truth (Play)
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