Question

Joker's would make him tell the story of the piece of string to amuse them just as you make a soldier who has been on a campaign tell his story of the battle his mind kept growing weaker and about the end of December he took to his bed what conclusion can you draw about the cause of his illness

it was brought on by the chill of winter

it was caused by battle wounds

he had a weak heart

he exhausted himself trying to prove his innocence

Answer 1

he exhausted himself trying to prove his innocence

Answer 2

"he exhausted himself trying to prove his innocence" This is the correct option.

Hauchercorne, the character of "The Piece of String " by Guy de Maupassant (XIX), wanted to prove his innocence in front of the villagers. He died believing that noone would believe in an old crafty peasant as he was. People made fun of him whenever he told them he was innocent. He spoke in front of the villagers a lot of times. He had been falsely accused of stealing a man's pocketbook and some money.