Reading Comprehension.
“Good-bye, ” said Sletherby. “You’ve forgotten the three quid, ” said the young man, opening the carriage-door and pitching his suit-case on to the platform.
“I’ve no intention of lending you three pounds, or three shillings, ” said Sletherby severely. “But you said-” “I know I did. My suspicions hadn’t been roused then, though I hadn’t necessarily swallowed your story. The discrepancy about the crests put me on my guard, not withstanding the really brilliant way in which you accounted for it. Then I laid a trap for you; I told you that I had never met Mrs. Saltpen-Jago. As a matter of fact I met her at lunch on Monday last. She is a pronounced blonde.”
The train moved on, leaving the soi-disant cadet of the Saltpen-Jago family cursing furiously on the platform.
(a) Did Mr, Sletherby really forget three quids. How?
(b) What had put Mr. Sletherby on guard?
(c) What lie did Mr. Sletherby use to trap the young man?
(d) Which claim of Bertie about his mom’s looks worked against him?
(e) What did Bertie do to express his feelings on the disappointment caused by Mr. Sletherby?