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MUAAZ AHMAD F2016005036

HASSAN ALI ANEES F2016005082

After Twenty Years
By O. Henry
 About Author
 O. Henry's stories frequently have surprise endings.

 O. Henry stories were considerably more playful.

 His stories are also known for witty narration.

Main characters of the story
BOB Jimmy
 Bob is a noted criminal from Chicago.  Jimmy is a police officer by profession .

 He promised his friend 20 years ago  He is the teenage friend of bob.

that we will meet here on appointed time

and appointed place .

 After twenty years Summary
 This story tells us about two friends who made a

pact to meet at a specific time and place.

 Bob is a noted criminal from Chicago who arrives

on time and speaks to a policeman who happens to

be walking by.

 Later, it's revealed that this policeman was Jimmy

Wells, Bob's friend.

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 Bob and Jimmy were friends when they were younger.

 Before Bob left to try his luck in the West, he and Jimmy made a pact to meet

again exactly twenty years later.

 At the appointed time, Bob waits outside a hardware store.

 A policeman walks up and asks what he's doing.

 Bob explains, boasting about how well he has done for himself.

 Later, a man claiming to be Bob's friend arrives.

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 It turns out that this man is a plainclothes police officer sent to arrest Bob, a

known criminal from Chicago.

 The original policeman, Jimmy Wells, didn't have the heart to arrest Bob,

because Bob was his friend.

 Conclusion
O. Henry, was a master of the twist ending - a sudden and unexpected turn of

events in a story's conclusion - such as the one found in his short story, 'After

Twenty Years.' In this story, the outlaw Silky Bob has come home to reunite with

his friend Jimmy Wells after 20 years.