STLUKE'

SDAYSCHOOL
ENGLI
SHLI
TERATURE
CLASS-I
X
HEARTSANDHANDS
O.Henr
y
Quest
ion1.
"AtDenv ertherewasani nf
luxofpassengersi
ntothe
coachesont heeast boundB.&M.Express.Inonecoach
ther
esatav eryprett
yyoungwomandr essedinel
egant
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...handcuff
edtoget
her."
Q1.Descr
ibet
heopeni
ngsceneoft
hest
ory
.
Ans.Ther ewasacr owdofpassenger sint ot hecoaches
ont heeast boundB.&M.Expr ess.Inonecoacht herewas
apr ettyl
ooki ngyoungwomanwhowassi tting,refl
ecti
ng
allkindsofel eganceanddel icacy.Thet wonewcomer s
wer etwoy oungmen, oneamongt hem washandsome
withbol dlooksandt heot herwasr uff
led,glum-f acedwho
washeav ilybuil
tandr oughlydressed.Thet wower e
handcuf fedt oget
her.Thecoachwasf ul
lycr owdedand
thet womencoul dfindonl yonev acantseati nf
rontofthe
youngl ady .
Q2.Whowast
hepr
ett
yyoungl
ady
?Descr
ibeher
.
Ans.Thepr
ett
yyoungl
adywasMissFai
rchi
l
dwhowas
seat
edinoneoft
hecoachesont
hetrai
ntoDenv
er.
Shewasprett
yy oungwoman,el
egant
lydr
essed
andsurroundedbyal
ltheluxuri
ouscomfort
swhich
descr
ibedherasanexperiencedtr
avel
er.
Shehadalov
elysmi
leandf
rom herappear
anceshe
seemedt
ober i
chwhohadapassionfortr
avel
l
ing.
Q3.'Her
ethel
inkedcoupl
eseat
edt
hemselves'
.Howwas
t
hetwocoupl
elinked?Whatdoy
ouunder
standbythi
s?
Ans.Ther ewastoomuchcr owdontheEast boundB.&M.
Expressi nonecoach,apret
tyyoungstyli
shwomanwas
si
tti
ng.Thet woy oungmenwer ehandcuf f
edtogether
,
enteredthecoach.Theywer eli
nkedtogetherasthey
couldn'tbeseparatedfr
om eachother.Thehandcuffhad
ti
edt hem.
Itmeansthatoneoft
hem mustbeacr
imi
nal
and
t
heot
herapoli
ceman.
Q4)Whydidthey
oungladyi
nthecoachsay"Don'
tyou
everr
ecogni
seol
dfr
iendswhenyoumeetthem i
nthe
West"
?
AnsThet wonewcomersgotthevacantseatopposi
te
theat
tract
ivey
oungwomanint hewhol
ecoach.Shet hr
ew
hergl
anceonthem f
rom adi
stanceandwithalovel
y
smilegreetedthem.Sheheldoutherli
tt
legraygl
oved
handper hapsinordertohandshakewi
thoneofthetwo
newcomer swhoseemedt obeheracquaint
ance.When
shedidn'trecei
veanykindofpositi
ver
esponsefrom t
he
othersi
de, shemadet hi
sremark.
Q5)Whydi
dthel
ooksoft
hey
oungl
adysuddenl
ychanged?
Ans.Ini
ti
all
ywhent hetwomenent eredhercoach,she
seemedt obet otal
l
yuni nterest
edbutsoonwi t
hal ovely
smileshelookedatt hem.Shet ookt heini
ti
ativ
etot alkto
him oneofthet wowasv erywel l
knownbyher .They oung
manwasr ousedatherv oiceandt r
iedt ocomeoutof
sl
ightembar r
assmentoft hehandcuf f
swhi chsuddenly
cl
oudedhi m.
Ext
ract2
"You'
l
lexcusemef
orspeaki
ngMi
ss….
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.I
t'
ssev
eny
ear
sforcount
erf
eit
ing.
"
Q1)Whatexpl
anat
ionwasgivenbyt
heot
hermant
othe
youngwomanaboutMr.East
on?
Ans.Whent heot hermansaw t hatyoungladywas
acquaintedwit
ht hehandsomemanwi t
hhim andseei
ng
him handcuf
fed,hesensedEaston'sembarrassment
.On
theotherhand,thepret
tywomanwasi nast at
eof
bewilder
ment,sohecalledEast
onasmar shalwhowas
t
aki
nghimtotheLeav
enwort
hprisonforsev
eny
ear
sof
i
mpri
sonmentint
hecaseofcounter
fei
ti
ng.
Q2)Whatreasonwasgi
venbyMr
.East
onf
ornotgoi
ngt
o
Washi
ngt
on?
Ans.MrEast ontoldthewomant hathewant edtodo
somet hi
ng.Money ,accordi
ngtohim hadwi ngsandtol
iv
e
i
nWashi ngt
on,l
otofmoneyi srequi
red.Hesawt he
opportuni
ti
esintheWestaswel l.MissFair
childwas
surpr
isedtoknowt hatEast onhasprefer
redl i
fei
nWestto
becomemar shal overli
feinWashington.
Q3)Whydi
dMissFai
rchi
l
dcal
lMr
.East
on'
Dashi
ng
West
ernHer
o'?
Ans.Inthecour seofconv ersat i
on,theruffl
edmantold
MissFai rchil
dthathewasbei ngt akent
oLeav enwort
h
pri
sonf orsev eny earsofimpr isonmenti nthecaseof
counterfeit
ing.Ast heconv ersationcontinued,t
hewoman
wassur pr i
sedtol earnthatEast onhadgi venuptheli
fein
Washingt ont obecomeaMar shal i
nWest .Shewas
i
mpr essedwi t
ht hisandcalled"Dashi ngWest ernHero'
"
whor i
deandshootandf aceal lkindsofdangers.
Q4)Whywer eMissFai
rchi
l
d'sey
esrestedupont
he
gl
it
ter
inghandcuf
fsandwhatdi
dtheothermanexpl
ain
her
?
Ans.Mi ssFai r
chil
dencounteredMr .Easton,oneofher
oldacquai ntancesinthesamecoachont hetrai
nto
Denveri nwhi chshewast ravel
ing.Shespoket ohim but
wassur pri
sedt oseehim handcuffedwi t
htheotherman.
Theot hermanguessedherembar r
assmentandgav eher
anexpl anation.Shethencontinuedtochatwi thhim but
hereyeswer est i
ll
onhandcuf f
s.Theot hermant ol
dher
thatsheshoul dnotworryasallthemar shalshandcuffed
themsel vest othei
rpri
soners.