Unit 4 : A Shady Plot ENGLISH [Communicative] - Unit 4 : A Shady Plot

So I had said, “Precisely!” in the deepest voice I was capable of, and had gone out.
I had no idea, but at that time it did not worry me at all. You see, I had often been like that before and in the end things had always come my way-I didn’t in the least know how or why. It had all been rather mysterious. (A Shady Plot)

(i) Who is ‘I’ in these lines? 
(ii) Synonym of ‘least’ is …………….
(iii) What idea is he referring to?
(iv) Explain “in the end things had always come my way.” 

Comment on Elsie Brown's writing style in the story, The Shady Plot.

John’s apprehensions about his wife’s reaction to her encounter with the ghost are unfounded. Justify.

When confronted by Lavinia about his flirtations over the Ouija Board, John insists that ‘the affair was quite above-board, I assure you, my love’. Bring out the pun in John’s statement.

Why does John wish he were dead?

Why is John’s wife angry? What does she decide to do?

Relationships are dependent upon trust. However, small misunderstandings, if not cleared soon, destroy the best of relationships. John’s marriage was on the verge of a dreadful end. What mistakes did Hallock make in their relationship? (A Shady Plot)