Once outside, the servants were terrified of the fate that might be bestowed upon them. They confessed everything to Crabb, down to the smallest details of the crime. Crabb was astounded that the thieves would simply confess their deeds to him, but he willingly accepted the information.
In exchange for his cooperation, the servants promised to return the money to the lord and give Crabb a large sum of money for his cooperation in remaining quiet about the identity of the thieves. Upon returning to the table, Doctor Knowall pretended to have discovered what had happened to the money. He led the noble lord to the money, which was kept in a small hut outside of the village. For his great wisdom and work, the lord rewarded him with a huge sum of money. Crabb blew away all of this money, feeling on top of the world with his new wealth. His reputation had grown greatly because he helped the lord, but he couldn’t keep up with his reputation because his luck had run out.
After his reputation was ruined due to many failed cases, Doctor Knowall and his wife continued to live a life of poverty and hardship. The above passage would be a fitting ending based on the text we were given about Doctor Knowall”. The many elements in the story come full circle in the above ending and everything ties together. After hearing the servants confess, Crabb is confused but accepts it anyway because of the bribe they proposed. Crabb desired the good things in life. When he visited the doctor’s house at the beginning of the story, he desired the good food of the doctor, so the bribe was a great opportunity to get the good things in life.
When he returns to the table, Crabb tells the lord that he has figured out the elements of the robbery. The lord also gives Crabb money for helping him find his money. Now Crabb has a lot of money and has gained a good reputation, as well as a big ego. Because of this, many people began to come to him, requesting Doctor Knowall’s help.
After a while, his luckiness dried up, and people began to realize that he did not really know everything; he was a fake. When people began to realize this, he lost all of his business and went back to his poor peasant life. The moral of the ending is to not pretend to be anything that you aren’t. In the end, your real identity will come through, and people will realize you are a fake, and your life will not be any different.
