A Question of Trust Value Points | Class 10 | Footprints Without Feet | Main & Important Key Points

This post provides a simple, and value point wise breakdown of ‘A Question of Trust’ for  Class 10 Footprints Without Feet Book. We’ll share the main points and key takeaways from the story, making it easy to understand and remember. Whether you’re studying for class or teaching it, this post has got you covered with all the important events and flow you need to know about A Question of Trust.

Value Points of the Lesson A Question of Trust

1. Horace Danby is a fifty-year-old lock maker and lives with a housekeeper.

2. He is considered honest but secretly he steals once a year to buy rare books.

3. Horace carefully plans each robbery, studying the target house in detail.

4. This year, he targets Shotover Grange, a house which he has studied for two weeks.

5. He sees the servants leaving for the movies and enters the house using a key he found.

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6. A small dog in the kitchen, Sherry, does not bother him as he knows how to keep dogs under control.

7. Horace goes to the drawing room where the safe is hidden behind a painting.

8. He cuts the burglar alarm wires and starts working on the safe.

9. Suddenly, a young woman appears, shows herself as the owner of the house.

10. She talks to Horace kindly but firmly, showing no fear of him.

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11. The woman pretends she needs the jewels from the safe for a party.

12. Horace agrees to help her, thinking he might avoid trouble. Horace actually thought that she would not call the police if he helped her. 

13. He opens the safe without gloves, leaving fingerprints everywhere.

14. The woman takes the jewels, and Horace leaves, feeling relieved.

15. Two days later, Horace is arrested for the robbery at Shotover Grange.

16. His fingerprints lead the police to him, and he is caught.

17. When the real owner of the house, an elderly woman, was called she said that I don’t know Horace and says that I never asked this man to open the safe. 

18. Horace realises he was tricked by a clever thief like himself.

19. He now works as an assistant librarian in prison, often thinking about the woman.

20. The story highlights themes of deception, trust, greed, and the results of crime.