Can you please check the following story, especially the part included in brackets.Thank you very much.
1) Someone had stolen a ring from Peter William’s bedroom. Mr William lived on a farm with 6 servants.
2) No one had visited the farm so one of the servants had stolen the ring (it must have been one of the servants/One of the servants must have stolen his ring).
3) Robin asked his servants for a cockerel and a saucepan which had been used for cooking. He put the cockerel on the table and the saucepan over it. 4) He asked the servants to put a thumb on the saucepan when he called their name. (He ordered them to put their thumb on the saucepan when he called/would call their name/s).
5) He said that as soon as the thief put a thumb on the saucepan, the cockerel would crow. He asked for the curtains to be closed and in the dark called out the servants’ names.
6) One by one they walked up to the saucepan, but the cockerel didn’t crow. After they all had finished, he studied their hands one by one.
7) All the servants had a dirty mark on their thumbs from the soot on the bottom of the saucepan except John Tanner.
8) He was afraid to put his thumb on the saucepan because he thought the cockerel would crow. He discovered that John Tanner was the guilty party who had stolen him the ring.
1. Spell out the word "six."
2. ... so one of the servants must have stolen his ring.
3. Delete "which had been used for cooking" -- it's redundant.
4. names (plural servants - plural names)
Based on the provided story, it seems like there is a suspicion that one of the six servants on Mr. William's farm has stolen a ring from his bedroom. To determine the culprit, Robin, presumably a detective or investigator, devised a plan involving a cockerel and a saucepan.
To thoroughly check the story, we can break it down into segments:
1) The initial statement mentions that a ring has been stolen from Peter William's bedroom, and he lives on a farm with 6 servants. This sets the background for the investigation.
2) It is then stated that no visitors had been present on the farm, implying that the thief must be one of the servants. The statement in brackets confirms this assumption.
3) Robin, the investigator, asked the servants for a cockerel and a saucepan, both of which had been used for cooking. He placed the cockerel on the table and covered it with the saucepan.
4) Robin instructed the servants to place their thumb on the saucepan when he called their name. The statement in brackets provides alternative wording for Robin's instructions. This action was likely part of the plan to identify the thief.
5) Robin informed the servants that when the thief places their thumb on the saucepan, the cockerel would crow. The curtains were then closed, and Robin called out the servants' names in the darkness.
6) Each servant walked up to the saucepan and placed their thumb on it, but the cockerel did not crow. After everyone finished, Robin carefully examined their hands one by one.
7) It is revealed that all the servants, except for John Tanner, had a dirty mark on their thumbs from the soot on the bottom of the saucepan. This observation indicates that they had all touched the saucepan, possibly suggesting their innocence.
8) The final statement declares that John Tanner, being the only servant without a dirty mark on his thumb, was afraid to place his thumb on the saucepan, as he thought the cockerel would crow. Thus, it is concluded that John Tanner is the guilty party who stole the ring.
To verify the accuracy of the story, you can carefully read through each statement and check for any inconsistencies or discrepancies.