Question

how do we know that the snake thirst was quenched . quot from the poem in the "snake " by D.H. hawerence ???

Answer 1

we know this by the action of the narrator as he allowed the snake to quench his thirst first as the snake was a guest at the narrator's trough on that hot summer afternoon. The narrator knew how to oblige a guest and he played a good host to the snake by respecting his privacy and letting it drink in peace.