The third chapter in 'Footprints without Feet' textbook is 'The Midnight Visitor'.
It is a detective story written by Robert Arthur which is about a quick-witted secret agent Ausable.
One day, he and his writer friend Fowler had gone out to spend an evening together.
As the two men talked, Ausable told him that Fowler must have imagined him to be a secret agent who dealt with espionage and danger and envisioned mysterious figures in the night, the crack of pistols and drugs in the wine.
On the contrary, when Fowler met Ausable, he found the latter to be a chubby-looking spy who spoke French and German moderately with an American accent, ever since he moved from Paris to Boston twenty years ago.
The story tries to state the fact that one should not panic in a critical situation, rather stay focused to take a wise step in averting the problems with good presence of mind.
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NCERT Solutions for Chapter 3: The Midnight Visitor
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Chapter 2: The Thief's Story
Chapter 4: A Question of Trust
Chapter 5: Footprints without Feet
Chapter 6: The Making of a Scientist
Chapter 7: The Necklace
Chapter 8: The Hack Driver
Chapter 9: Bholi
Chapter 10: The Book that saved the Earth
Check out Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Chapter 3: The Midnight Visitor
How is Ausable different from other Secret Agents?
Ausable was very fat. He looked very slow. He had an American accent. He had no pistol or any other arms. So, he was different from the others.
Who is Fowler and what is his first authentic thrill of the day?
Fowler is a writer. His authentic thrill of the day is finding a man with pistol in Ausable’s locked room.
Who actually had knocked at the door of Ausable’s room? Why did he come there?
Henry, the waiter was knocking at the door in hotel. Infact, Ausable had ordered for a bottle of wine and two glasses. When there was a knock at the door he reached as if policeman was at the door. He had come there as Ausable had ordered drinks before coming into the room.
Why and how did Max enter Ausable’s room?
Max wanted those important papers from Ausable so he entered his room secretly from the main door. He had managed to get the pass key to open the door.
How does Ausable say he got in?
Ausable says that he thought Max had got into the room through the balcony. He said that it was the second time in a month that somebody had got into his room this way.
