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Rearrange the sentences given below and write a summary of the story in a paragraph. Begin with: Philip Sletherby was travelling by train to Brill Manor.

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Rearrange the sentences given below and write a summary of the story in a paragraph. Begin with:

Philip Sletherby was travelling by train to Brill Manor.

  1. The young man introduced himself as Bertie, the son of Saltpen Jago.
  2. Bertie needed three pounds desperately and asked Sletherby to lend it to him.
  3. All the time Sletherby was gazing at the door panel of the car, on which were the two crests – a demi-lion and a greyhound courant.
  4. He was received by Claude People. K.C., who had kept on talking about various things.
  5. Bertie had left his purse behind, after sealing an envelope with the crest on the purse.
  6. Bertie stated that it was the Jago crest. He further added that his mother’s hair was dark brown similar to his.
  7. While describing the appearance of Honario Saltpen-Jago, K.C. referred to her altered hairstyle.
  8. Sletherby realized that Bertie had not lied to him, but that he had mistaken him for fraud.
  9. He explained that the Saltpen crest was that of a demi-lion.
  10. Sletherby sat dumbstruck on learning that Mrs. Honario Saltpen Jago had changed her dark brown hair to a blonde, just five weeks ago.
  11. Sletherby pointed out to him that his mother’s letter had a greyhound courant crest.
  12. His companion in the train was a young man who was searching for something frantically
  13. Suspecting foul play, Sletherby did not give him any money, as he knew Mrs. Saltpen-Jago was a blonde.
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l) His companion on the train was a young man who was searching for something frantically.
a) The young man introduced himself as Bertie, the son of Saltpen Jago.
e) Bertie had left his purse behind, after sealing an envelope with the crest on the purse.
b) Bertie needed three pounds desperately and asked Sletherby to lend it to him.
i) He explained that the Saltpen crest was that of a demi-lion.
k) Sletherby pointed out to him that his mother’s letter had a greyhound courant crest.
J) Bertie stated that it was the Jago crest. He further added that his mother’s hair was dark brown similar to his.
m) Suspecting foul play, Sletherby did not give him any money, as he knew Mrs. Saltpen- Jago was a blonde.
d) He was received by Claude People. K.C., who had kept on talking about various things.
c) All the time Sletherby was gazing at the door panel of the car, on which were the two crests – a demi-lion and a greyhound courant.
g) While describing the appearance of Honario Saltpen-Jago, K.C. referred to her altered hairstyle.
j) Sletherby sat dumbstruck on learning that Mrs. Honario Saltpen Jago had changed her dark brown hair to a blonde, just five weeks ago.
h) Sletherby realized that Bertie had not lied to him, but that he had mistaken him for fraud.

summary of the story in a paragraph

Philip Sletherby was traveling by train to Brill Manor. His companion was a young man named Bertie, the son of Saltpen Jago. Bertie had left his purse behind after sealing an envelope with the crest on the purse. He asked Sletherby to lend three pounds to him. He also explained that the Saltpen crest was that of a.demi-lion. Sletherby said that his mother’s letter had a greyhound courant crest. Bertie said that his mother’s hair was dark brown similar to his. Suspecting foul play, Sletherby did not give him any money, as he knew Mrs. Saltpen-Jago was a blonde. He was received by Claude People, K.C., who had kept on talking about various things. While describing the appearance of Honario Saltpen-Jago, K.C. referred to her altered hairstyle and said that she had changed her dark brown hair to a blonde, just five weeks ago. Sletherby realized that Bertie had not lied to him, but that he had mistaken him for fraud.

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पाठ 2.3 A Shot in the Dark
Exercises | Q 2. | पृष्ठ ६३

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