(i) Who are Graviter and Twisden? What ‘case’ are they discussing? Why does Graviter feel that he will lose the case?

Question

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

Graviter: No, I suppose not. [A pause] By Jove, I don’t like losing this case. I don’t like the admission we backed such a wrong on. 

Twisden: Impossible to go on. 

(i) Who are Graviter and Twisden? What ‘case’ are they discussing? Why does Graviter feel that he will lose the case?

(ii) What was the latest evidence put forward which convinced them of the thief’s identity?

(iii) How can you say that Twisden is loyal to his profession? What does Twisden ask Graviter to do immediately after this?

(iv) What does Twisden advise Dancy to do? Later, in the play, De Levis calls on Twisden. Briefly state what is the purpose of this visit. 

(v) How does Mabel show loyalty to her husband? Mention any one character trait of Ronald Dancy that appeals to you. What happens to him in the end?

Answer 1

(i) Edward Graviter is a solicitor. Jacob Twisden is the senior solicitor. They both are professional partners. They are discussing the case of the stolen money of Mr. De Levis stealing case. Considering upon Gilman’s anonymous admission of theft and the happening of new prosecution Graviter feels that he will lose the case. 

(ii) The latest evidence was that they got the note which was stolen from De Levis. Graviter had got it from an Italian wine merchant Ricardos who said he got it from Dancy when he paid his daughter before he left her to get married. 

(iii) Twisden is quite loyal to his profession as he is quite bound to his professional duty, against good faith of solicitors he can hang deal how big it be. He also propose to inform Sir Frederic about Gilman’s anonymous admission. Twisden ask Graviter to see Dancy at once and to make him a call. 

(iv) Twisden advices Dancy to immediately go to Morocco and to further slip on from there. The purpose of De Levis calling on Twisden is to inform him that he has overheard that a warrant is going to be issued and he has no roll or support in it. 

(v) Mabel shows her loyalty to her husband by encouraging him to go to Morocco and by promising him to stick with him for ever sleep on loving him with same intensity and she will wait until he return from prison. The most appealing character of Dancy is that he is an honest creditable debtor. In the end Dancy commits suicide with a pistol.