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Question
Answer the following question in 30-40 words :
How can you say that Horace Danby was good and respectable but not completely honest?
Solution
Horace Danby was considered a kind and honest man, but he was not entirely honest. Fifteen years ago, he had been imprisoned for stealing rare books. He was not a typical thief; he stole only once a year. And he stole to fulfill his desire to acquire rare books. He did not steal, again, and again, he wasn’t a repeat offender. He stole only to buy rare books.
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