why were not many people in the street in story after twenty years?
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Answer:
After Twenty years” by O. Henry is an interesting story. The story entitled ‘After Twenty years’ is about two best friends who had to part ways. They return to keep an appointment they had made twenty years ago.
Meeting Jimmy Wells
. 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.
The time was 10 o’ clock at night, and there was chilly gusts of wind and it was likely to rain. Hence, the streets were devoid of people in the story "After twenty years" by O' Henry.
- The story "After twenty years" by O' Henry is about two erstwhile friends who parted away twenty years ago for their careers.
- They promised to meet at the same place they met twenty years ago.
- The time thus arrived and Bob , a wealthy criminal then, had been waiting for his erstwhile friend Jimmy Wells in a lonely street where they promised to be.
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