Answer the following questions in your own words:
What comment did Miss Mebbin make after Mrs. Packletide had fired the shot? Why did Miss Mebbin make this comment? How did Mrs. Packletide react to this comment?
After the shot, Miss Mebbin shouted out the fact that the tiger had not been shot. Instead, she had killed a goat.
Miss Mebbin is an extremely cunning person and an opportunist who knows how to utilize things to her benefit. Thus, she made a hue and cry about Mrs. Packeltide’s failure in the hope that she could later exploit her through this.
Mrs. Packeltide was infuriated with her as she didn’t expect her to spread her news of failure in such a manner.
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