7/5/2023 0 Comments Shot in the darkBertie informed him that his mother’s hair was dark brown similar to his.Īt this, Philip Sletherby interrupted that as per his knowledge, his mother had a greyhound courant crest. Saltpen Jago is a Blonde but according to Bertie’s description, she had a dark brown hair. The reason behind it was that Philip knew that Mrs. He was very cautious and under the doubtful situation of getting involved in a wicked play. Now, here Sletherby develops a sense of suspicion against Bertie. Out of helplessness, Bertie asked Philip to lend him three pounds and to pull him out of trouble. He informs that he has lost his royal seal and the purse, in which he kept his money for the ticket fare and his short stay. Saltpen Jago, with whom Philip Sletherby was desperate to meet.īertie had not seen his mother for almost six months. His name was Bertie and he was actually the son of Mrs. After few times, a twenty-two-year-old young boy, who was Philip’s companion on the train, introduced himself to him. Suddenly there was some sort of chaos going on inside the train, in which Philip was travelling, but he did not showed any concern about it. He has caught a train and is heading to the nation of Mrs. Saltpen Jago, an influential and powerful lady, on whom Philip was relied to get a seat in the parliament e- election and to become a member of Parliament for the Eastern division of the fictional country of Chalkshire in England. The story begins with Philip Sletherby, who leaves to Chalkshire in England to meet Mrs. “A shot in the Dark” by Saki, explores the theme of misconception and shows that how an elder and observant man (Philip Sletherby) misinterprets a young boy to be a fraud and later realized his mistake. Besides his short stories, he also wrote a full-length play, “The Watched Pot”, in collaboration with Charles Maude. He is considered as a master of the short story, and often compared to O.Henry. He is better known by his pen name Saki, and also frequently as H.H Munro. He was born on 18th of December 1870 and died on 14th of November 1916. Saki-He is a British writer and his actual name is Hector Hugh Munro.
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