O. Henry -Hearts and hands
Questions and answers [Treasure Trove]
what is the name of the train where does it go ? where was the last
stop?
The name of
the train is BM express. it goes towards the east where was the last
stop.it stopped at the Denver railway station.
what is special about the passengers?
When the train stopped at
Denver railway station lot of passengers entered into the train.
How is the young girl
dressed?
the young girl is sitting on the train. She is pretty elegantly dressed. She had a lovely smile and pink cheeks. She is surrounded by all
luxuries and comforts.
who are the two new
passengers, that enter the train?
the two new passengers who enter the train are Mr eastern
and the glam-faced man.
then describe Mr
Easton?
Mr. Easton Is a
handsome man with a bold frank countenance.
how was the gum face man?
The glum face man has been described as heavily built
ruffled roughly dressed but well-mannered
what phrase is used
for the two people?
the phrase used for both the men is the ‘”linked couple”. This phrase has been used because both the men are tied together. one of the
hands of the glam-faced man and one of the hands of the of Mr. Easton are tied
together with a handcuff so they are known as a linked couple
Do you think the main character of the story Easton recognizes the lady sitting across him why does
he ignores the girl at the beginning?
The main character Mr. Easton recognized fear child but he
did not talk to her because he was handcuffed and he did not want the girl to
know about it
where do the men sit
? How does the woman react? How does swift disinterest summarize her glance?
The men sit exactly to the opposite where miss Fairchild
was sitting. The woman reacts very naturally as it is
very natural for every person to react when somebody comes and sits opposite to
us .it is a reflection that we always look at the person who comes and sits
across us. it is called swift disinterest because it was just a reflection
of miss fear child to have a look at the person who just came and said the opposite
to her.
how does a young
woman initiate a chat with Mr. Easton? what is her tone? How does she start the
conversation?
when miss fair child saw, she recognized him and initiated a
chat with Mr eastern by introducing him by his name and by asking him if he
does not even recognize his old friends when they meet in the best these are
the first two sentences or the first two words which she spoke to him she
speaks in a very friendly tone.
why does Mr. Easton feel embarrassed?
Mr. Easton feels embarrassed because he is handcuffed and
he does not want the lady to know the reason for his handcuff.
how does the other
man save Mr. Easton from embarrassment?
The glum-faced man or
the real marshal saved Mr. Easton from embarrassment by interfering in the
conversation and explaining to the young girl that Mr. Easton is the marshal and he
is the prisoner and the marshal is taking the prisoner to the prison that is
why how he saved his image because he had come to know that they both
are friends and he did not want to spoil the image of Mr. Easton in front of his
childhood friend.
what and why did the
glum-faced man speak all of a sudden?
The glum-faced man
spoke all of a sudden because he wanted to save Mr Easton from .embarrassment
what was his alleged
crime and the punishment according to the glam-faced man?
According to the glam-faced man, his alleged crime is
counterfeiting that is printing and distributing fake currency notes and the
punishment is seven years of jail t in Leavenworth prison.
How can you describe the word counterfeiting?
counterfeiting means cheating or doing something fake . so here the word
counterfeiting is used in two senses. One is making and distributing currency notes and another is Mr. Easton is himself counterfeiting because
he is presenting himself as a marshal in front of miss Fairchild so he is also
counterfeiting because when the glam face man tried to save his image, he did
not say anything he continued with the same drama.
what reason is given
by Mr. Easton for not going to Washington now?
Mr. Easton has left Washington. For this, he gives some
reasons. Number one, he says that in
order to live in Washington a lot of money is required which he did not have at
that time. Number two, he sees lots of opportunities in the west and so he took
the opportunity of minting money in the west and number three, he says that the job
of a marshal is not worth respect in Washington, but he was doing this job so he
did not prefer to go to Washington.
What does
the girl tells about the ambassador?
one of their common friends was a person who is working
as an ambassador now a good post but miss Fairchild feels that their friend who
is now an ambassador who does not talk to her anymore. he is not at all in touch with
her and she wish that he should have been in touch with her.
” will we see you again soon in Washington “why does the lady say so?
It means that she feels happy that she has got her old
friend back, number one. Number two, maybe she has developed a soft corner for
Mr. Easton and she requires his friendship and number three she wants to renew
her friendship with Mr. Easton whom she considers now to be very handsome and well
man.
why do marshals handcuff
themselves to their prisoners what rule of handcuffing?
she does not know and
the man does not tell why do marshalls handcuff themselves to the prisoners
so that the prisoners do not escape.
the lady does not
know the rule which is miss virtual is that usually the left hand of
the marshal is handcuffed to the right hand of the prisoner but this was not
here which she could not find out
what does he mean by My butterfly days and what does she understand by the line
?
” Butterfly days are over” means the days of freedom are over . by saying this Mr. Easton meant that his days
of freedom are over .and he is going to
spend seven years in jail in Leavenworth prison but what miss Fairchild
understands is that now being a marshal he has great responsibility and he has
no free time to move here and there.
What is the name of the figure of speeches has been used in the line?
It is a metaphor” ”
what family details of Fairchild do you know from the conversation with
Mr. Easton?
we come to know are that miss Fairchild has a father and a
mother. The mother and she had come towards Denver to spend her summer
holidays but the father got ill and the mother returned back to look after the
father.
what idea we get about the miss Fairchild
she is a fun-loving enjoying girl because when she came to know that her father is not good .she should have also left along with her mother to take care of her father but rather she preferred enjoying at Denver.