Question

who came to meet and converse with Ernest ​

Answer 1

Answer:

College professors, and even the active men of cities, came from far to see and converse with Ernest.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

"The Great Stone Face" is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1850. In 1852, Ticknor, Reed & Fields published The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales, a full-length book based on the story. It has since been reprinted and anthologized numerous times.

Explanation:

1. It all starts with a mother and her young son, Ernest, living in a prosperous valley.
2. A local mountainside with rocks that strongly resemble a wise and benevolent face distinguishes this location. The mother tells her son, who is fascinated by the local legend, that a man resembling the Great Stone Face will return to the valley.
3. That man will go down in history as "the greatest and noblest personage of his time." Ernest is drawn to the story and hopes that such a man will appear in his lifetime.

In context of this story that is displayed latter accordingly, the conversation occurs between Ernest and Poet who came to meet him at that time.

• The poet wished to meet Ernest, whose wisdom complemented his noble simplicity of life.
• While Ernest was speaking to his audience, the poet overheard him. Ernest was speaking from the core of his being.