Do you think Horace Danby was unfairly punished, or that he deserved what he got?

Question

Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?

Answer 1

His consequences were deserved. The nature of a crime remains unchanged by the thief's disposition of the stolen goods. Committing an offense, whether once or repeatedly, or even without direct harm, constitutes a punishable act.

Do you think Horace Danby was unfairly punished, or that he deserved what he got?

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