What letten did the boys give the police
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Can you tell the name of this Story...
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. A 38-year old Bob is waiting at the door of a hardware store in New York to meet his friend Jimmy Wells. A policeman is on patrol duty. He asks Bob why he is standing there. Bob tells the cop that he (Bob) is waiting to meet his friend.
After twenty years
Bob says that before parting they had made a promise to meet at the same place at the same time on the same date after twenty years. Bob tells the policeman that he (Bob) has kept his promise. Bob is sure that Jimmy Wells will surely come and meet him. After listening to the story, the cop walks away.
Arrival of Police officer
Twenty minutes later, a tall man in plain clothes comes to meet Bob. Bob thinks him Jimmy Wells, but realizes that the man is not his friend. Actually, the man is a police officer in plain clothes. He gives Bob a letter from Jimmy. Bob learns from the letter that the police officer whom he had met earlier was Jimmy, his old friend. *'
Criminal Bob
Jimmy Wells identifies Bob as the most wanted criminal in New York. But he does not want to arrest his intimate friend. So he sends another police officer to do the work.
Conclusion
For Jimmy Wells duty is more important than friendship.
1. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two each, based on your understanding of the story.
a. Describe the appearance of the policeman on the beat.
The policeman moved up the street of his duty in a very impressive manner. He had alert eyes and strong figure with a proud manner. It made him a fine picture of a guardian of peace. He also kept spinning his stick while doing his duty.
b. What did he keep doing while on his rounds?
He kept spinning his stick with many intricate and artful movements while doing his duty.
c. Why were the streets devoid of people?
The time was 10 o’ clock at night, There was chilly gusts of wind and it was likely to rain. So the streets were devoid of people.
d. What story did the man standing near the hardware store tell the passing cop?
The man standing near the hardware store told about the peculiar appointment with his friend that had made twenty years back in that venue his passing cop.
e. What used to be there in the place of that shop twenty years ago?
Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant was there in the place of that hardware shop twenty years ago.
f. Describe the man awaiting the arrival of his friend.
The man had a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes. There was a little white scar near his right eyebrow.
g. Why did the friends part ways?
The friends parted ways to seek their fortune.
h. When and how did Bob realise that the tall man was not his friend?
When Bob and his friend Jimmy Wells came near a drug store and they came into this glare to gaze upon the other’s face. He identified that the tall man was not his friend by the appearance of his nose.
i. Who was the tall man?
The tall man was another cop sent by his friend Patrolman Jimmy Wells.
j. What did he give Bob?
He gave Bob a note from Patrolman Wells.
Additional Questions
k. Describe the scene in the beginning of the story.
A policeman can be seen on duty in an area. He is on foot patrol. It is 10 p.m. The cold wind is blowing. The area seems deserted.
l. Was the place a business center only?
Yes, the place was a business center. The author has mentioned a cigar store and an all-night lunch counter.
m. What kind of characters does the story "After Twenty Years" have?
There are three characters in the story "After Twenty Years".
· One is Bob who is a true and sincere friend. He want to fulfill his promise