How old was the narrator in the story of " The night train at deoli"?
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Introduction :-“The Night Train at Deoli” is a short story by Ruskin Bond. It narrates the story of a short meeting that takes place between an eighteen year old college student travelling by train and a young girl selling baskets on a railway platform. He meets the girl only twice during his travels. He understands that the girl had stolen his heart.
The first meeting :- An eighteen year old college student travels from the plains to his hometown of Dehradun every summer. He prefers to travel by the overnight train. Early in the morning the train stops in the small village of Deoli. The student does not understand why the train had to stop there as no one either got on or off the train at that station.On one such trip, the student notices a pale girl selling cane baskets on the platform. She appears to be poor, but moves with grace and dignity. Her shiny black hair and dark, troubled eyes attracts the author. The girl offers to sell baskets to him. He initially refuses to buy and later when she insists, happens to buy one with a little hesitation, daring not to touch her fingers. Both of them just look at each other for quite some time without speaking a word. It seems to form a bond between them. As the train moves away he asks her whether she would be there on his return journey. Though she says something, he is unable to hear it because of the train's noise.