Appearances are misleading"". Explain it with reference to ""Hearts & Hands"".
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Explanation:
The backdrop of the Hearts and Hands Summary is a train, eastbound B.M. Express. An elegantly clothed, luxurious pretty woman named Miss Fairchild meets an old acquaintance of her. His name is Mr Easton. He greets the lady with his left hand as his right hand was handcuffed. It was handcuffed with the left hand of another glum-faced, heavily built and roughly dressed man who was seated beside him.
Miss Fairchild was surprised to see them handcuffed. The man sitting next to Mr Watson sensed his embarrassment. Thus, he comes to his rescue. He explains Mr Easton to be a marshal taking him to Leavenworth prison. He has been sentenced to jail for a period of seven years for counterfeiting.
This relieves Miss Fairchild to some extent as she started thinking ill of his friend. Afterwards, they continue their conversation. Mr Easton tells her that he left his luxurious life in Washington to take up a job of a marshal in the west. Miss Fairchild seemed to be interested in Mr Easton. She wants to get closer to him. This is clear when she says she also loves the west and wants to live there.
Although talks of Mr Easton fascinated her, she keeps on looking upon his glittering handcuffs. Sensing her discomfort, the man tells her that the marshals handcuff themselves to the prisoners so that the latter could not escape. This shows his humble behaviour. He doesn’t even care for his own reputation to save him from an embarrassing situation.
However, the other man demands Mr Easton to take him to the smoker as he hasn’t smoked for all day long. Thus, Mr Easton rises and leaves with that man saying good-bye to the woman. Two other passengers were sitting in a nearby seat. They heard the entire conversation. One of the comments on Mr Easton being too young for the post of marshal. The other man comments that he has never seen an officer handcuffing his right hand with the left hand of a convict. This clears that Mr Easton was a convict. This also cleared that the roughly Dressed man was a marshal in reality.
Conclusion of Hands and Hearts
The story is interesting. It delivers a message that things should not be judged by their outward appearance. Sometimes, even the well-dressed person could be deceptive and roughly dressed one be truthful. Also, the story shows a contrasting relationship between a prisoner and an officer. Despite this, the officer felt pity for him. Even a heavily built, glum-faced marshal could be selfless and kind. His sympathetic behaviour leaves a powerful message for all the readers.