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4 Hearts And Hands

O. Henry (1862-1910)
Storyline

Miss Fairchild meets

Mr. Easton's hand Miss Fairchild
a n old a c q u a i n t a n c e ,
is handcuffed to recognises
on a
another man. Mr. Easton
Easton
Mr.
INTRODUCTION train.

Hearts and Hands' is agripping story by O. Henry in which he has blended reality The two men take
and The man
with whose Two passengers
fantasy. The images O. Henry has created in his narration have Mr. Easton's hand
is leave from Miss seated nearby reveal
contributed hand
to the surprise ending which is handcuffed, says that Mr. Fairchild
to go to the identity of Mr.
a typical trait in O. Henry's works. marshal and
Easton is a the smoker car. Easton and the other
convict.
The Author he himself is a
man.

O. Henry is one of the most prolific American short-story writers.

He was born on Story in Detail
September 11, 1862 in North Carolina. His real name was William
Sydney Porter. The story begins on a train to Denver. An elegantly dressed lady, named Miss
The only formal education he received
was at the school of his Fairchild was seated in one coach, when two men arrived and took the
aunt, where he seat facing
developed a lifelong love for books. At the age of fifteen, Porter left the her. It
quickly became clear that the woman knew one of the men.
and started
school
working in a
drugstore. He even worked for some time as a teller in Sne spoke to the man,
called, Mr. Easton, andwas rather surprised to discover
Lna he was
a bank. In 1884, he started humorous handcuffed to the man seated beside him. As Easton greeted the
a
weekly The Rolling Stone. In 1897, he
was convicted of WOman, He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shuring
embezzling money and was sentenced to five years "bracelet' to the left one of
While in imprisonment his
companion.
prison, he started writing short stories to earn
Ho
the man with Easton
money to support his sensed Easton's embarrassment and volunteerea
daughter. After being released from prison in 1901, he Wan e doubt in Miss Fairchild's mind about the
handcuffs
and said that
changed his
name asto
o. Henry to shield his n e marshal and he the convict and they headed 20r orth
true identity and continued
writing.
was were
Leavet
His Works: O. Henry's
the woman e r years for counterfeiting' Easton said. As the conversationcontunu
stories deal with the life of
ordinary people in New
to
O hbecome
was
surprised to learn that Easton had given up his
e n
City. A twist
of
Yors a
marshal in the West.
plot, which turns on a strange circumstance, leading to a surpr The young
ending, is at the handcuffs on talking to her acquaintance, but continued to s
a
typical characteristic in his stories. Some of his well-known d a n kept
collectio S To ease her concerns, the scrufty looking man asked
menmpany
of stories include Cabbages and Kings (1904), The Four Million
got up him
EWO
to the smoker car as he was
(1906), The
Trimme to go
half dead jor a ppe
Lamp (1907), The Heart of the West (1907), The Voice the All th e smoker car, Miss Fairchild bade Mr. Easton
goodnye
of City (1908), an
Whirligigs (1910). 0. Henry died on June 5, 1910 in New
passengers le, when Miss Fairchild was talking to the two men red
remark
York. that from One of them
his appenearby, were Easton
conversation.
listening to1their bea marshal
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 she saw the handcuffs, her facial
expressioi changed and
the m o m e n t

to be locked withth
he other eavesdropping passenger corrected the mistalke saying Mr. Easton Was But

heart
which seemed

horror. It appeared that

images herhappy past with
not the marshal; he was the convict because no marshal would handcuff his own her
aston, gave way hands' (handcuffs} would decide
right hand.
Mr. Easto

rse of her relationship with Mr. Easton.

the future

3. THE TrLE
.CHARACTERISATION
O. Henry has aptly named the story, Hearts and Hands'. The plot of the sto
is related to the theme of showing compassion and not judging people
by their Miss Fairchild

child was an interesting character with diverse personality traits.

outer appearance.

The story begins with two people, Mr. Easton and the glum-faced man an attractive
woman with a
ovely smile. She was elegantly dressed andShe seemed
handcufied he asmart, stylish and rich woman, who loved travelling.
together. It is the handeuffing that lends to the Hands' part of the title. In fact,
it is the hands (handcuffs) which are significant for revealing the true From her voice and tfacial expressions, Miss Fairchild appeared to be an
identitieso arrogant person. When she spoke ior the first time in the coach to Mr. Easton,
the two Fairchild misled
by the unnamed man about the identity
men.
Miss was
she commanded to be given the chance to speak first. t seemed that she was
of Mr. Easton as he wanted to Easton from an embarrassing situation
save Mr.
by acustomed to speak and be heard'. Her impression and behaviour was guided
revealing that he (Mr. Easton) was a convict and was being taken by him to the
prison. It was an astute passenger in the coach, who discovered that a marshal by the social images that blinded her from seeing the reality. On seeing the young
and handsome Mr. Easton, she was attracted to him and her heart seemed to
would not handcuff his own right hand with that of a convict, as was the case
be filled with images of her happy past with him. But on noticing Mr. Easton
with Mr. Easton and the marshal. So, Easton, who appeared as a handsome, bold
handcuffed with another man, she appeared to be horrified. However, her
man was actually the convict and the rough, sad-looking man was the marshal own
fantasies did not allow her to suspect the other man's revelation about Mr. Easton.
It is the Hearts' part of the title that explains the theme.
The marshal was
On being told that Mr. Easton was the marshal and other man the convict, was
compassionate so he told a lie to Miss Fairchild. He did this to save Mr. Easton Miss Fairchild's expression of horror to that of relief. She continued
from the humiliation of being identified as a convict in front of an old friend. He
changed to
Speak to Mr. Easton as if he was a h e r o - "And so now you are one of these
told Miss Fairchild that Mr. Easton was the marshal and he was the 4sping Western
convict, wh0 heroes, and you ride and shoot and go into all kinds of dangers
was being taken to the
prison by Mr. Easton. The glum-faced man had a golden When Mr. Easton said, "My butterfly days are over," Miss Fairchild thought that
heart. aS talking about his adventurous days and not about his confinement in prison
S that Miss Fairchild tended to judge people by their outer appearance
The effect of the lie was immediate in the response of Miss Fairchild. She
showed relief that Mr. Easton was not the convict. "Ohl' said the
girl, with a de Pairchild was a firtatious lady. The moment she saw Mr. Easton,there
breath and retuming h d a glow on her face and a shine in her eyes. When Mr. Easton said t a
colour." She was shocked and horrified before the marshal he had taken
told the lie to her. of A up job of marshal and it was not as high a pösition as thar
the
bassador,
Miss Fairchi reacted immediately with a warm reply that
So the author has titled the story, Hearts and Hands' because by having the
in him more than she
liked the ambassador and that she was n0 longer
marshal lie about his hand being that of the convict, the marshal shows his hear
for the convict and highlights the theme of compassion.
Miss h e ambassador. Since Mr, Easton had settled down in the wes
Fairchil would settie
aown with i m that she loved the West, suggesting that she
him in the
The word Hearts' is also indicative of the kind of friendship that existed þetwe
Miss airchild had West.
a fair name and face, but her heartwas not so fair.When.
Miss Fairchild and Mr. Easton. When Mis Fairchild saw Mr. Easton, there appear her father was of him. She continued her
take care
lovely smile on her face and her cheeks turned pink. Sne did not go home to
nowing of her father's llness.
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 conversation, while at the same time
Thus, Miss Fairchild appeared to kept on watching the lady
a beautiful young mly to thefr

luxurious lifestyle, who cared more for socinl inmagrs

woman given to
extravaRant behaviour,
a n dh e r b e h a v Ift
sermed he was evaluating the situatíon as a marshal
keen observer and a good judge of human behaviour. He oberved
Mr. Easton a ke
do. He was
ild's expressions and could make out the reason for her horrified look
Mr. Easton
young. handsome man with a bold, frank countenance
Mias F a i r c h i

was a He realised that Miss Fairchild was

manner'. As soon as he entered the coach, Mi»s Fairchild, hia old and
after seel
the handcuffs. a person given
rather than to reality. So the moment, Mr. Ea
acquaintance
recognised him and got interested in talking to him. Mr. EAston, initially ges ton was about to
felt Hte Mias Fairchild, the marshal intervened, and said that Mr. Easton wa
nervous and embarrassed because of his
handcufis; but he composed reply who w a s taking him (the marshal) to the prison for
and clasped Miss Fairchild's himael counterfeiting.
fingers with his left hand and sjpoke to her with a the
marshe

smile. On secing the u showed that the marshal was an understanding man with a comipassionate
expressions of horror and distress on Miss Fairchild's face
he immediately changed his H e wanted to save Mr. Easton from the humiliation of being recognised as
expressions. However, he was intcrrupted by the man
with whom he was handcuffed. nvict in front of an old friend. Thus, without caring for his own reputation, he
Mr. Easton seemed to have ld Miss Fairchild that he was the convict and Mr. Easton was a marshal. Miss
migrated from the East to the West for better
prospects. Since life in the West was expensive and Pairchild, who made her perceptions on the basis of outer appearances,felt relieved
seemed that Mr. Easton had taken recourse to
required more money, it that Mr. Easton was a marshal. As she continued talking to Mr. Easton, marshal
counterfeiting. once again kept quiet, listening carefully to the content of their conversation
I had to do
something. Money has a way of taking wings unto itself. When Miss Fairchild enquired about Mr. Easton's plans of returrning to the West,
and you knouw it takes
money tokeep step with our crowd in Washington. the marshal felt that Mr. Easton might reveal something about himself. So he
saw this opening in the West... ". interrupted and requested him that he should be taken to the smoker room.t
Mr. Easton had taken an easy recourse to make also shows that the Marshal was the one who was controlling Mr. Zaston and
money and had been
counterfeiting before he was caught and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. the situation.
Besides, he would lose his freedom, as he told Miss Fairchild:
are over, 1 fear."
"My butterfly days Thus, the marshal's willingness to lie for Mr. Easton show thet he wasa
autiful man with a compassionate heart, who would help anybody in troubie.
Mr Easton was fair to Miss Fairchild and did not
keep her in the false hope
of seeing her or having a relationship with her. When asked
about his plan of
returning to the East, Mr. Easton told her that he was not likely
to do so soon
Perhaps, deep down his heart, he was aware of the fact that he had hidden the
truth of his handcuffs from Miss Fairchild. Thus, it was clear that he would not
be able to continue his relationship with Miss Fairchild in future, He also sslon: Compassion is defined as a sympathetic coneciousnea of0ner
seemed dstress with a desire to alleviate it. Compassion, lin the story is por
to be aware of Miss Fairchild's nature that she was more concerned with socia
images than reality.
t h e "ruffled, glum-faced" marshal who did not let Easton revea t
dentities to Miss Fairchild to prevent him (Baeton 1omn
The Marshal Tassment. When the marshel reeised that Miss Fairchikd
An unnamed man, the marshal was rough, sad-looking and heavily built. He Welghed aocial images more than reality, heprevenie
had handcuffed, himself to a convict, Mr. Easton, whom he was taking to the the na said that Mr Easton was the marahal, who taing
prison in Leavenworth. Ona train, Mr. Easton, met an old friend Miss Falrchi marshal) ta prison for counterfeiting
ation i
M r . Easton felt slightly embarrassed to talk to her because of his handcuffs Themarehal was a keen obeerver He obuerved Mir a t o n b e s i thorror
beildered
The marshal kept a strict vigil on Mr. Easton and his friend. Por the tin Ogniaing Mise Fairchild, and lso Mias Fairehildnderatood themiviy
0eing tonan
being handcutted Theirom thus
marshal, reoPm
Miss Fairchild kept on talking to Ms. Easton, the Marshal continued to the aituation Mr aton the humihiation of being
aved
nd
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 at the end that the readers
as convict in front of an old friend. He did not care for his own prestige but It is only are made to realise that
Mr.
tagged himself as the convict. Thus, marshal's willingness to lic for Mr. Easton
the culprit and the other man is a marshal. Easton is
depicted that he was compassionate to people in need. 2. Chronology:
nalogy: The story follows
chronological sequence, where one event
a

2. Appearances can be Deceptive: The story presents us with three characters: allows the other. The entire action of the story takes place
a marshal, a convict, and a young lady. On a train to Denver, there was a ha c0aches of the eastbound B&M Express train. The action mainly in one of
is limited to
chance meeting between a young lady and a convict who happened to be
few hours in the train. Thus, 0. Henry has tried to maintain
old friends. O. Henry has artfully depicted in the story that appearances can
a

and action.
the unity of
time, place
misrepresent reality. When the marshal and convict boarded the train, their
physical appearances are described in such a way that it later misled not Trony: The story, 'Hearts and Hands' is fiüll of irony- situational, verbal and
only Miss Fairchild but also the readers. dramatic.
Mr Easton is described as "one of handsome presence, with a bold, frank Situational Irony happens when a contrast is there between what is expected
countenance and manners" while the other as "ruffied, heavily built,
roughly dressed to occur and what actually happens. At the begining of the story,
when the
and glum-faced". Thus, when the real marshal tells Miss Fairchild later that he
two men enter the train, there is a mismatch between their appearances and
is the convict, who is being taken to prison
by Mr Easton, who is a marshal, which is revealed at the end of the story. Of the two men
it appears to be true. Miss Fairchild does not notice that it is Easton's
right
the reality, the
hand that is handcuffed. She believes that her old friend is indeed a marshal. handsome-looking man appeared to be a marshal whereas the other man,
Appearances deceive her; O. Henry thus, suggests that people often jump to who was fat, rough and glum-faced appeared to be a prisoner. But in reality,
conclusions that aren't true and ignore seemingly obvious details. the handsome young man, i.e., Mr. Easton was a counterfeiter whereas the
other man was a marshal.
5. SETTING VerbalIrony happens when a character says one thing and its meaning
Cntirely different. There are many examples of verbal irony the story.
in
The story is set on a train, B&M Express. The entire action is confined to one These are:
of the coaches in the train, where a young, beautiful and elegantly dressed lady, is taking me to Leavemvort
C gm-faced man told Miss Fairchild"He
Miss Fairchild is sitting. it is at the Denver station that the two other characters prison. It's
in the story, board the train. One of them is an old friend of Miss Fairchild. His years for counterferting9
seven

ne above sentences, the glum-faced man wants Miss Fairchild to assae

name is Mr. Easton and he is a handsome
young man. The other man with him Lnat he has got a seven year sentence for counterfeiting. when actually it 1s
is rough, fat, and glum-faced.
Throughout the story, the passengers have a ignt who is being taken to priso
conversation. Thus, the story depicts a casual, unassuming s o m e young man, Mr. Easton,
atmosphere.
a Easton told Miss Fairchild- 7 had to do sometu
The above since Mr. Easton did not
7. SrYLE sentence is an exanmple of verbal irony,
want Miss
Fairchild to understand what the something truy was
The glum-faced man said -- Mr. Easton knouws his busSiness
1. Narration: The story is narrated in third person. The narrator is subjectv knows is not the bs
and does not participate in the plot at any time. Like most of O. Henry above sentence, thhe Mr Easton
business
of
stories, the author builds up suspense. At the beginning of the story, tn being a marshal
but of being a counterfeiter
young man looked like a marshal from his appearance, whereas, the othe Mr. ston days are over,
I ear. bis
1at and gum-faced man appeared as a prisoner. The lady in the story said"My buttery meaning is thet
actual But
well as the rea to view these two men as the narrator
wanted Cording to the above sentencee, Mr. his being Easton's
to prison.
sentenced
rs are led freed of his being sen socil days ane
socialdays
curtailed becaus referringtohis
Mr. Easton as the marshal and the other man as a prisone been
project them was
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 assumes that since Mr. Easton has taken a job with the ciminal justice
8. CRITICAL APPRECIAT
system. he won't have freedom to do whateve he used to do carlier. This is
what Mr. Easton wants her to actually think.
"
#he Tall: O. Henry 1s best knowrn tor the surprise endings in his short
M r . Easton said I oan't deny a petition for tobacco.
in the above sentence., Mr. Easton
asing
stories, h avir invariably a sting in the tale. That 1s
to say, the
story ends in a
means to say that he can't deny a petition unexpected manner.
for tobacco' from his companion. for he is a prisoner and under the command
of his companion, who is actually a marshal t thestory Hearts and Hands, a young lady, Miss Fairchild, was sitting in
Dramatic Irony happens when the reader perceives something that a character of the coaches in a train. At Denver, two persons boarded the train and
one sat
in the story does not know. front of her. Of the two men, Miss Fairchild recognised one of as an them old
Miss Fairchild said -

"Money isrn t everythirng. But people always misunderstand frñend, Mr. Easton and started conversing with him. She was shocked to see his
things and remain stupid-" hands handcuffed with the other man. However, the other man convinced Miss
In the above sentenoe, Miss Fairchild says that people misunderstand Fairchild that he was the prisoner, who was being taken to the prison by Mr.
things,
whereas she herself does not understand who the real prisoner is. The readers Easton, a marshal. Miss Fairchild and Mr. Easton conversed with each other unti
can perceive that Mr. Easton is the prisoner; he cannot
respond to her the glum-faced Marshal and Mr. Easton, departed to the smoker room.
subtie request that he should woo her and to allow her and to "live and be
One of the two passengers in the coach, who had been listening
happy in the West, for he is not a free man. Her statement that 'money isnt te their comwersation,
everything is aiso ironic since it is the desire for money that is responsible remarked that Mr. Easton appeared to be too young
to be a marshal.
The other
for Mr. Easton's unpleasant situation. eavesdropping passenger corrected him by saying that Mr. Easton was not the
Rhetorical Devices: The aTSnal and that the other man was actually the marshaB as no marshal would
following are the rhetorical devices used in the story handcuff his right hand
Foreshadowing: It is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance to the prisoner's hand.
hint of what is to come later in the story.
In the story, Hearts and Hands, the examples of foreshadowing are 9 NoT
A t the very beginning of the story, Miss Fairchild recognises one of her old
friends, Mr. Easton on the train, who at first shows some embarrassment uux: the arrival chain or bar ith
of a large numbeT Or connected by a
and nervousness on being recognised by her.
people. another such fastening
Miss Pairchild gets disturbed on seeing that her friend, Mr. Easton's hands elegant: graceful. sests.
aister a passage betweensectiens
are handcuffed with another person. airplane t
Personiication: The air has been personified. "1 think the air here agrees
huxurious: very comfortable and expensive. in a church, theaie,
colou
small amount of
with me. ountenance: the appearance of
3ngerng gving
a

The above spoken by Miss Fairchild to tell Mr. Easton that ghe
person's face. to something
sentence was

would be happy to live in the West with him. fled: upset. grau-gloved hand beand cowered
gray coloured glove
Eyperbole: It is a device which involves an exaggeration of an 14
literary gum-faced: gloomy faced. procaimed declare
1or the sake of emphasis Example of Hyperbole in the story
occura wne
andeuffed: chained fa handcuff is a roused hinmsel got
the marshal orders Mr. Easton to take him to the smoker room metal
Tmhalf dead for a pipe." aroundfastening that can be locked
wriat and is usual embarassnient
feeling of
awkward

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 dName the young woman in the coach. What is said about
clasped: held tightly. keep step with: compete with. her just before
extract?
bewildered: puzzled; confused.
glittering: shining.
distress: feeling of worry. butterfly days: happy days of freedom
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forestalled: acted before (someone else)
irelevantly: casually. ***********°° .
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in order to prevent something. *************** 4+a*>*
growled: complained angrily.
veiled glances: indirect looks. * * * * *

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smoker: an area when you can smoke.
pen: (here) prison.
petition: an earnest request. ********.******w*******v****s*A***s****
counterfeitirng: imitating something with
sidled: walked in Which linked couple is reterred to in the extract
above? In what wav
intent to deceive. anawkward way as
they linked?
if they did not want to be noticed.
taking wings unto itself: tending to
multiply itself. catch on: understand. * ************
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V Describe the reaction of the young woman on seeing the two men,
As they passed down the aisle of the coach the only vacant seat offered
was a reversed one facing the attractive young woman. Here the linked *** ******
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couple seated themselves. The young woman's glance fell upon them
with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile brightening *************°**

her countenance and a tender pink tingeing her rounded cheeks, she
held out a little gray-gloved hand. When she spoke her voice, full,
sweet, and deliberate, proclaimed that its owner was accustomed to
speak and be heard. What s revealed from the extract about the young wO
he
9Which coach is referred to in the extract? How can you conclude that the relationship between Mr. Easton and the young wo
coach was crowded?

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below and answer the questions that follow.

IL. Read the extract given *** *:A

smile. " I l ask '*****.

Tt's Miss Fairchild,"
he said, with a the you to excuse * *********************** ***

other hand; "it's

otherwise engaged just at present." the significance of "hands' in the
He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining
Explain story. What role do the eavesdroppers
the story?
bracelet" to the ieft one of his companion. The glad look in the girl's play in
eyes slowly changed to a bewildered horror. The glow faded from her
cheeks. Her lips parted in a vague, relaxing distress. Easton, with a ******''***'*"

litte laugh, as if amused, was about to speak again when the other *'**'***°****.*.

forestalled him. The gum-faced man had been watching the girl's
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countenance with veiled glances from his keen, shrewd eyes.
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"Ohl said the
girl, with a deep breath and returning color. "So
that
is what you doing out here? A marshal!"
are
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i) Why did the young lady's look change to "My dear Miss Fairchild," said Easton, calmly, "I had to do
bewildered horror? What changes Money has a way of taking wings unto itself, and you
something
were seen in her due to the horror? know it takes
money to keep step with our crowd in
in the
Washington. I saw this opening
********** ....
West, and well, a marshalship isn't quite as high a position
-

as that of ambassador, but"

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y Fairchild cal Easton, a marshal? What was he in reality? Explain
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Lng returning color', with reference to Miss Fairchild's behaviour.
of

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here where was the gum-faced man being taken? Why? ******

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do somethingWhat
did verbal
openi ne Easton irony in the statement, 7 had to
see in the est?
With reference to question (ii) above explain what happened in realty

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 worry them, miss," said the other man.
about
Don't you "All mars
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, h a n d c u f f
themselves to their prisoners to keep them from getting
knows his business."
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Mr. Easton
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ay.
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Will we you.again soon in Washingt

see asked the girl
i What is Easton hinting at while saying that 'marshalship isn't quite as high think," said Easton. "My butterty days
are over, I fear."
as that of ambassador ?
a position
saWhy were
the girl's eyes ascinated? Who were handcufied? Why
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iv) What did Fairchild say about Easton's life in Washington? Why was she not
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likely to see Easton in Washington soon?

Why did the glum-faced man say, Mr. Easton knows his business"?
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tv Give the meaning of
(a Money has a uway of taking wings unto itself. What kind of relationship existed between Mr. Easton and Miss Pairchid
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b to keep step with our crowd in Washington.

ay won't Easton be in Washington in the near future? hat is meant
My butterfiy days are over
i

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that 1olowi
The gir's eyes, fascinated, went back, widening a little, to rest upon
the glittering handcuffs..
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i i What reason did the glum-faced man give for his going for a smoke?P What Answer to O.Henrys, short story, Hearts
was the real reason for his going there? and Hands tollowing questions with reference
reference.to
Justify the statement that
that "appearances can be deceptive with
the story. ap ent

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naracteristic trait does the marsha reveal of Hears and Hands?
Easton? How does this depict the overalltheme
hev ienore obviouus

detaile n jump to conclusions that How tar are these

aren them to
etails when the information not appealine to

ents applicable in the story 101

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