Unit 13 The mystery of the Moonstone

sf: what was important to them? they might have different opinions. to rachel, she might think things such as friendship, money, clothes and jewellery, education, her family were important. however, rosanna might think things such as her family, her job, money which were important to her.
t: your answers are very good. now let’s discuss the next question. in the passage, we know that the servants would often talk about the events that happened “upstairs”. what do you think they might have said about the moonstone, rachel’s decision not to marry godfrey, sergeant cuff and rachel’s relationship with franklin?
1. about the moonstone:
sa: i’ve never seen such a large beautiful diamond. it looks more beautiful on rachel.
sb: it is said that it was stolen by her uncle from the indian moon god and it had brought him bad luck. he gave it to rachel as a birthday present when he was dying so that it passed bad luck to rachel in revenge for his sister’s scold.
sc: i hope the moonstone can bring good luck to rachel because she is a good, friendly and kind girl. now it is missing, which worries us all. i hope rachel can soon find it.
sd: but i hope that it will never return. i’m afraid that it will really bring bad luck to rachel.
se: i think some people could have stolen the moonstone. i think it is the most possible that godfrey or the indians have stolen it.
2. about rachel’s decision not to marry godfrey:
sa: i heard godfrey asked rachel to marry him, but she refused him. i think it was wise of rachel to refuse godfrey because he is a mean, narrow-minded man.
sb: but i think it was wrong of her to refuse godfrey because godfrey showed her true love and she would live a happy life with godfrey.
sc: but i know that rachel doesn’t love godfrey at all, though godfrey likes her very much. she would lead a sad life in the future if she marries godfrey.
3. about sergeant cuff:
sa: it is said that rachel’s mother has asked sergeant cuff to help find the moonstone. he is a most famous detective in london and he has detected many cases.
sb: i’m not sure whether he can detect this case and find the diamond. he has good, rich experiences of detection, but this case seems very complicated and strange.
sc: i think sergeant cuff is certainly able to find the moonstone with his experiences of detection.
4. about rachel’s relationship with franklin:
sa: i think rachel refused godfrey only because of franklin. she knows that franklin loves her very much and she also loves him.
sb: i don’t agree with you. i think they are only close friends because they have been good friends since they were very young. they often help each other and talk a lot.