Solution

The peddler was a man who walked the neighborhood selling tiny wire rat traps. He was leading a dull, lonely existence as a vagabond. The crofter who answered the door when he knocked was an elderly man without a wife or children. The peddler was surprised by the compassion and generosity he showed him. However, the peddler took his thirty-kroner.  He, therefore, betrayed the crofter's faith in him.
Captain Von Stahle was offered hospitality by the ironmaster, who recognised him as an old friend and invited him to spend Christmas Eve with him. The peddler believed, however, that he would receive more kroner if he claimed to be the person the ironmaster was thinking of.
Edla Willmansson, in a very compassionate and kind manner, asked the peddler to come to her house. He then decided to accept the invitation. He felt guilty about what he had done, though, as he rode to the manor's home. He decided to make amends as a result of his mistake. He did this by giving Edla a gift that was made up of the thirty kroner he had taken from the crofter's home. In the note, he promised to give the crofter's money back.