Question

What was the content of the letter written by the peddler to Edla? 

Answer 1

The peddler had written that 

• since Edla had treated him like a captain, he wanted to be nice to her in return.
• did not want her to be embarrassed at Christmas by a thief. 
•  had requested her to return back the crofter’s money that he had stolen 
• the rattrap was a Christmas present from a rat who would have been caught in the world’s rattrap, if he had not been raised to the status of captain, which motivated him to reform himself.