Question

In the heat of the midday the houses stood with shut doors.
I wandered along the crooked lane.
An old man came out with his bag of gold.
He pondered and said, "I will hire you with my money."
He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away.

What was the man doing?
What is meant by ‘I turned away’?
Which word in the above lines means ‘thought deeply’. Name the poet.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The Last Bargain by Rabindranath Tagore