What kind of a person was Evans?
What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?
Will the injured Mc Leery be able to help the prison officers track Evans?
Will the clues left behind on the question paper, put Evans back in prison again?
Where did Evans go?
Reflecting on the story, what did you feel about Evans’ having the last laugh?
When Stephens comes back to the cell he jumps to a conclusion and the whole machinery blindly goes by his assumption without even checking the identity of the injured ‘McLeery’. Does this show how hasty conjectures can prevent one from seeing the obvious? How is the criminal able to predict such negligence?
What could the Governor have done to securely bring back Evans to prison when he caught him at the Golden Lion? Does that final act of foolishness really prove that “he was just another good-for-a-giggle, gullible governor, that was all”?
While we condemn the crime, we are sympathetic to the criminal. Is this the reason why prison staff often develop a soft corner for those in custody?
Do you agree that between crime and punishment it is mainly a battle of wits?