(i) Who is Winsor? What does Margaret mean by ‘here’s the wind !’? Where is the scene taking place

Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: 

Margaret: Here’s the wind! 

Winsor: What’s the move now, General? 

Canynge: You and I had better see the Inspector in De Levis’s room, Winsor [To the others] If you’ll all be handy, in, case he wants to put questions for himself. 

Margaret: I hope he’ll want me; it’s just too thrilling. Dancy: I hope he won’t want me; I am dog-tired. Come on Mabel. [He puts his arm in his wife’s] 

Canynge: Just a minute, Charles. 

(i) Who is Winsor? What does Margaret mean by ‘here’s the wind !’? Where is the scene taking place

(ii) What does Canynge say to Winsor immediately after the extract? What reply does Winsor give to Canynge?

(iii) Who enters soon after? What two things had he been asked to do earlier?

(iv) Who is De Levis? Whom does he suspect for the theft of his money? Canynge also suspects this same person later on. What is the basis of his suspicions?

(v) How did De Levis have such a large amount of money on him that day?

Answer 1

(i) Charles Winsor was the owner of Meldon Court near New Market. Here Margaret means that they now have a clue as Winsor had said that if there is rain there should be footprints. The scene is taking place in Charles Winsor’s dressing room at Meldon Court. 

(ii) Canynge says to Winsor that they must be careful with the inspector fellow. He may have suspicion on any house member. 

Winsor surprises and further says that all this will be disagreeable and even humorous to others. 

(iii) Treisure enters the room. He bad been asked to call Robert and to check if the stable ladder had been moved. 

(iv) De Levis is young and rich Jew in the Meldon Court. He Suspects upon Ronald Dancy one of the guest of Charles Winsor. Canynge also has suspected him as his sleeves were quite damp as if by rain wet. 

(v) De Levis had a large amount of money on him that day in exchange of Rosemary filly, a horse, which Ronny gifted him eqrlier. He sold the horse to Kentman, the bookie, who paid him in cash.