Write down the activities of Mrs. Jones after arriving home. “And he did not want to be mistrusted now”—Why did Roger not want to be mistrusted?

Write down the activities of Mrs. Jones after arriving home.

Ans: (After arriving home, Mrs. Jones dragged Roger inside. Roger was afraid of police as he was caught by Mrs. Jones while snatching her purse. But instead of sending him to jail, Mrs. Jones behaved with him with motherly attachment. Then she told him to go to the sink to wash his face and offered him a towel. Mrs. Jones inquired about the reason of his attempted purse snatching and) tenderly offered him some food and cocoa drinks. While eating, Mrs. Jones informed him about his job in hotel beauty-shop. In the meantime, the boy began to trust the lady. When they finished eating, the lady gave him ten dollars to buy blue suede shoes and this incident made him more and more puzzled. At last Mrs. Jones bade Roger good night before seeing off him and then he just managed to say her “thank you”.

“And he did not want to be mistrusted now”—Why did Roger not want to be mistrusted?

Ans: Add bracket portion of the above stated answer + to prepare food she went behind the screen leaving him alone and leaving his purse beside him. Then he had the chance to escape but he did not do so to be mistrusted as he became grateful to the kindness and motherly affection of Mrs. Jones.