Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
Worth hundreds I’ll warrant. If I had these turned into money they’d start me fair. Humph! The old boy’s fond of them too said his mother gave him them. His mother, yes. They didn’t think of my mother when they sent me to Hell. He was kind to me too but that’s a Bishop for except to be kind to you? Here, cheer up, my hearty, you're getting soft. God! Wouldn’t my chain-mates laugh to see 15729 hesitating about collaring the plunder because he felt good? Good! Ha! ha! Oh, my God! Good! Ha! ha! 15729 getting soft. That’s a good one. Ha! ha! No, I’ll take his candlesticks and go.
(a) What and how will the candlesticks help the speaker to start fair in life again?
(b) Why doesn’t the speaker consider the fact that those candlesticks were given to the Bishop by his mother? Why does he steal them?
(c) Write the noun form of ‘warrant’.
(a) The silver candlesticks could fetch a lot of money if they were sold. With that money the Convict could start his life afresh again.
(b) The Convict knows that the Bishop is very fond of the candlesticks as they were given to him by his mother. However, he doesn’t respect this fact. They didn’t care for his mother when he was sent to jail.
(c) Warranty.