Question

Pescud used his salesmanship to be friend Jessie's father.Explain

Answer 1

In the fiction"The best seller" written by O Henry ,John A .Pescud loved Jessie very much.So she wanted to marry her. Pescud also knew that Colonel Allyn was the finest man in Virginia.So knowing that he would not let him to marry Jessie, he thought to state his professional identity so that Colonel Allyn would permit him to marry his daughter Jessie.In this way a relation set up between Pescud and Jessie's father.So in this way Pescud used his salesmanship to be a friend of Jessie's father.

Answer 2

Answer:

Pescud tried to befriend the father of the girl whom he had been following doggedly. He was at first confused. So he tried to sell him some plate-glass. When he got over his nervousness he told him everything. He did not even hide the fact that he wanted to marry his daughter.