Question

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and listening all the while for the first noises that would signal
mysterious event called contact, and the old man still sat there.
1. Who was watching the bridge and why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The author had one job (mentioned in the book u should be knowing this) . he was a soldier of an african country near the ebro delta. The fascists were advancing towards the ebro delta (the african country and fascists were at armed conflict at that time ) and therefore the author was anxious to when he would hear the first noises that the fascists had reached the ebro delta and started firing . (artillery was being used ).

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