Question

want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go salling down, down, just like one of those poor tired leaves."
a. Who says this?
b. What does the speaker mean by 'go sailing down, down?
c. Why are the leaves tired'?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go salling down, down, just like one of those poor tired leaves."

a. Who says this?

b. What does the speaker mean by 'go sailing down, down?

c. Why are the leaves tired'?

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Answer 2

Answer:

a. Johnsy says this.

b. It means that she is getting weaker and weaker as the leaves from the ivy wine fall.

c. Because the ivy leaves were old so they were no more stronger and hence they were falling one by one. And because they were falling one by one continuously O Henry meant that these leaves are tired.