1 Why do you think Mr Spiller allows himself to be blackmailed, first
by Gooch
and then by Masters? What would you have done in his position?
2 If
Gooch had not died, do you think Mr Spiller could have married
Mrs
Digby? Imagine that Mr Spiller
has proposed to Mrs Digby and
been
accepted. How might Gooch respond to this?
Mr
Spiller,
Mr Gooch, and Mrs Digby all have different attitudes towards
money. Can you describe the differences?
Can you explain the significance of the last line of the story?
Language
Focus
1 What do these expressions mean, in the context in which they are used in the story? Rephrase them in your own words.
it quite
took my breath away (p69)
You can
cut along to bed. (p74)
That's
rich. (p75)
Had a
bad week - cleaned me out.
(p75)
Time you
stumped up a bit more. (p75)
