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प्रश्न
How was Baldwin’s honesty rewarded?
उत्तर
The following morning, the whole world knows the integrity of Baldwin as Gresham had confessed.
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| a) Baldwin who returned home after meeting Gresham, informed his family that Gresham had offered a hundred thousand, if he would utter the words ‘I don’t remember’ in court, during the trial. |
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