Gilray's Flower-Pot

Gilray was too cheap to pay someone to care for his plant.

Gilray took advantage of the narrator's kindness.

Gilray choose the wrong person for the job.

Gilray fooled the narrator about the difficulty of the task.

He is implying that Gilray doesn't have a social life.

He is implying that Gilray never really had a plant.

He is implying that Gilray is an inexperienced plant owner.

He is implying that Gilray could be lying.

He argues that ladies find Gilray undesirable.

He accuses Gilray of stealing it from a garden.

He claims that Gilray received boots and a gown instead.

He believes that Gilray traded his watch for it.

He was too tired after work.

He was denied access to Gilray's room.

He was too busy reading and entertaining friends.

He was not allowed to bring the plant to his house.

He is concerned for Gilray's well-being.

He is informing the reader of pertinent information.

He is defaming Gilray.

He is trying to raise awareness of health issues.

The narrator is thankful for the reminders but does not act on them.

The narrator appreciates Gilray's concern but ignore the reminders.

The narrator is offended that Gilray would doubt him.

The narrator receives a reminder just in time to save the plant.

Gilray set the narrator up to fail.

Gilray expected unreasonable things from the narrator.

Gilray's right to turn his room into a garden is questionable.

Gilray shares very little blame in what happened.

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The narrator convincingly proves that Gilray is at fault.

The narrator acknowledges his faults and wants to make amends.

The narrator accepts his fair share of the responsibility.

The narrator accepts little to no responsibility for what happened.

It's silly to lose a friend over a plant.

The narrator perceives his failure as a favor.

They were both taking care of the same plant.

Gilray was doing the narrator a favor this whole time.