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Comprehension Passages
Passage 1
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
At Denver there was an influx of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B. & M. express.
In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all
the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveler. Among the newcomers were two young men,
one of handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner; the other a ruffled, glum-
faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed together.
As they passed down the aisle of the coach the only vacant seat offered was a reversed one facing
the attractive young woman. Here the linked couple seated themselves. The young woman’s
glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile brightening her
countenance and a tender pink tingeing her rounded cheeks, she held out a little gray-gloved hand.
When she spoke her voice, full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaimed that its owner was accustomed
to speak and be heard.
“Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, 1 suppose 1 must. Don’t vou ever recognize old
friends when you meet them in the West?”
The younger man roused himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a
slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.
“It’s Miss Fairchild,” he said, with a smile. “I’ll ask you to excuse the other hand; “it’s otherwise
engaged just at present.”
He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining “bracelet” to the left one of his
companion.
Question 1.
 
Describe the young woman in the coach.
 
Answer:
 
In one of the coaches there sat a young woman who was very pretty and dressed in elegant taste
and surrounded by all the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveller. When she spoke her
voice was full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaiming by its tone that its owner was accustomed to
speak and be heard.
Question 2.
 
What is strange about the way the two men are travelling? Why do you suppose they are like this?
 
Answer:
 
The two men who entered from Denver were an odd pair. One had a handsome presence with a
bold, frank countenance and manner; the other was a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and
roughly dressed. And what was really strange about them was that they were handcuffed together.
Question 3.
 
Why does the author call the two men as the ‘linked couple?’
 
Answer:
 
The author addresses the two men as the linked coupe because they are handcuffed to each other
and so linked like a couple.
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Comprehension Passages
Passage 1
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
At Denver there was an influx of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B. & M. express.
In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all
the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveler. Among the newcomers were two young men,
one of handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner; the other a ruffled, glum-
faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed together.
As they passed down the aisle of the coach the only vacant seat offered was a reversed one facing
the attractive young woman. Here the linked couple seated themselves. The young woman’s
glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile brightening her
countenance and a tender pink tingeing her rounded cheeks, she held out a little gray-gloved hand.
When she spoke her voice, full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaimed that its owner was accustomed
to speak and be heard.
“Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, 1 suppose 1 must. Don’t vou ever recognize old
friends when you meet them in the West?”
The younger man roused himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a
slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.
“It’s Miss Fairchild,” he said, with a smile. “I’ll ask you to excuse the other hand; “it’s otherwise
engaged just at present.”
He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining “bracelet” to the left one of his
companion.
Question 1.
 
Describe the young woman in the coach.
 
Answer:
 
In one of the coaches there sat a young woman who was very pretty and dressed in elegant taste
and surrounded by all the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveller. When she spoke her
voice was full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaiming by its tone that its owner was accustomed to
speak and be heard.
Question 2.
 
What is strange about the way the two men are travelling? Why do you suppose they are like this?
 
Answer:
 
The two men who entered from Denver were an odd pair. One had a handsome presence with a
bold, frank countenance and manner; the other was a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and
roughly dressed. And what was really strange about them was that they were handcuffed together.
Question 3.
 
Why does the author call the two men as the ‘linked couple?’
 
Answer:
 
The author addresses the two men as the linked coupe because they are handcuffed to each other
and so linked like a couple.
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Question 4.
 
What was the reaction of the young women to them initially? Why did her manner change?
 
Answer:
 
Initially the young woman glanced at them with a distant and swift disinterest, but then her manner
changed when she recognised one of them as an old friend, Mr Easton.
Question 5.
 
Why was Mr Easton embarrassed when the young woman recognised him?
 
Answer:
 
Mr Easton was embarrassed because he was handcuffed and he felt she would not appreciate
seeing that he was in that condition.
Passage 2
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was about to speak again when the other forestalled him.
The glum-faced man had been watching the girl’s countenance with veiled glances from his keen,
shrewd eyes.
“You’ll excuse me for speaking, miss, but, I see you’re acquainted with the marshall here. If you’ll
ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the pen he’ll do it, and it’ll make things easier for
me there. He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison. It’s seven years for counterfeiting.”
“Oh!” said the girl, with a deep breath and returning color. “So that is what you are doing out here?
A marshal!”
“My dear Miss Fairchild,” said Easton, calmly, “I had to do something. Money has a way of taking
wings unto itself, and you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw
this opening in the West, and—well, a marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of
ambassador, but—”
Question 1.
 
How did the young woman react when she saw the handcuffs on her friend’s wrist?
 
Answer:
 
When the young woman saw the handcuffs on her friend’s wrist The glad look in her girl’s eyes
slowly changed to a bewildered horror. The glow faded from her cheeks. Her lips parted in a vague
look of relaxing distress and she was evidently mortified.
Question 2.
 
What is the relationship between Mr. Easton and Ms. Fairchild?
 
Answer:
 
They seem to be old friends and are even slightly flirtatious.                                        .
Question 3.
 
What was the crime of the prisoner? And what is the punishment.
 
Answer:
 
The crime of the prisoner was counterfeiting. And the punishment was imprisonment for seven
years.
Question 4.
 
Where was the prisoner being taken.
 
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Comprehension Passages
Passage 1
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
At Denver there was an influx of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B. & M. express.
In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all
the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveler. Among the newcomers were two young men,
one of handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner; the other a ruffled, glum-
faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed together.
As they passed down the aisle of the coach the only vacant seat offered was a reversed one facing
the attractive young woman. Here the linked couple seated themselves. The young woman’s
glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile brightening her
countenance and a tender pink tingeing her rounded cheeks, she held out a little gray-gloved hand.
When she spoke her voice, full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaimed that its owner was accustomed
to speak and be heard.
“Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, 1 suppose 1 must. Don’t vou ever recognize old
friends when you meet them in the West?”
The younger man roused himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a
slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.
“It’s Miss Fairchild,” he said, with a smile. “I’ll ask you to excuse the other hand; “it’s otherwise
engaged just at present.”
He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining “bracelet” to the left one of his
companion.
Question 1.
 
Describe the young woman in the coach.
 
Answer:
 
In one of the coaches there sat a young woman who was very pretty and dressed in elegant taste
and surrounded by all the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveller. When she spoke her
voice was full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaiming by its tone that its owner was accustomed to
speak and be heard.
Question 2.
 
What is strange about the way the two men are travelling? Why do you suppose they are like this?
 
Answer:
 
The two men who entered from Denver were an odd pair. One had a handsome presence with a
bold, frank countenance and manner; the other was a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and
roughly dressed. And what was really strange about them was that they were handcuffed together.
Question 3.
 
Why does the author call the two men as the ‘linked couple?’
 
Answer:
 
The author addresses the two men as the linked coupe because they are handcuffed to each other
and so linked like a couple.
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Question 4.
 
What was the reaction of the young women to them initially? Why did her manner change?
 
Answer:
 
Initially the young woman glanced at them with a distant and swift disinterest, but then her manner
changed when she recognised one of them as an old friend, Mr Easton.
Question 5.
 
Why was Mr Easton embarrassed when the young woman recognised him?
 
Answer:
 
Mr Easton was embarrassed because he was handcuffed and he felt she would not appreciate
seeing that he was in that condition.
Passage 2
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was about to speak again when the other forestalled him.
The glum-faced man had been watching the girl’s countenance with veiled glances from his keen,
shrewd eyes.
“You’ll excuse me for speaking, miss, but, I see you’re acquainted with the marshall here. If you’ll
ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the pen he’ll do it, and it’ll make things easier for
me there. He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison. It’s seven years for counterfeiting.”
“Oh!” said the girl, with a deep breath and returning color. “So that is what you are doing out here?
A marshal!”
“My dear Miss Fairchild,” said Easton, calmly, “I had to do something. Money has a way of taking
wings unto itself, and you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw
this opening in the West, and—well, a marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of
ambassador, but—”
Question 1.
 
How did the young woman react when she saw the handcuffs on her friend’s wrist?
 
Answer:
 
When the young woman saw the handcuffs on her friend’s wrist The glad look in her girl’s eyes
slowly changed to a bewildered horror. The glow faded from her cheeks. Her lips parted in a vague
look of relaxing distress and she was evidently mortified.
Question 2.
 
What is the relationship between Mr. Easton and Ms. Fairchild?
 
Answer:
 
They seem to be old friends and are even slightly flirtatious.                                        .
Question 3.
 
What was the crime of the prisoner? And what is the punishment.
 
Answer:
 
The crime of the prisoner was counterfeiting. And the punishment was imprisonment for seven
years.
Question 4.
 
Where was the prisoner being taken.
 
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Answer:
 
The prisoner was being taken to Leavenworth prison.
Question 5.
 
What did the glum faced man tell the young woman ? What effect did it have on her?
 
Answer:
 
The glum faced man told the young woman that Mr Easton was a marshal and he was taking him
to the prison that is why they were handcuffed. When the girl heard the man she was relieved. She
took a deep breath and colour returned to her cheeks.
Question 6.
 
Easton states that, “Money has a way of taking wings unto itself, and you know it takes money to
keep step with our crowd in Washington”. What does Mr. Easton mean by the idiom, “taking wings
unto itself,” and what does this tell us about both Mr. Easton and Miss Fairchild’s former lives in
Washington?
 
Answer:
 
Mr. Easton is referring to the idea that money goes too quickly and their lives in Washington were
expensive. This can also be connected to the other man’s comment that. “It’s seven years for
counterfeiting” because the life in Washington could have led someone to counterfeit to have
enough money to fit in.
Passage 3
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“So that is what you are doing out here? A marshal!” “My dear Miss Fairchild,” said ’ Easton,
calmly, “I had to do something. Money has & way of taking wings unto itself, and
you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw this opening in the
West, and—well, a marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of ambassador, but—” “The
ambassador,” said the girl, warmly, “doesn’t call any more. He needn’t ever have done so. You
ought to know that. And so now you are one of these dashing Western heroes, and you ride and
shoot and go into all kinds of dangers. That’s different from the Washington life. You have been
missed from the old crowd.” The girl’s eyes, fascinated, went back, widening a little, to rest upon
the glittering handcuffs. “Don’t you worry about them, miss,” said the other man. “All marshals
handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from getting away. Mr. Easton knows his
business.” “Will we see you again soon in Washington?” asked the girl. “Not soon, I think,” said
Easton. “My butterfly days are over, I fear.”
Question 1.
 
What reason does Easton give for not keeping up with their crowd in Wahington?
 
Answer:
 
Easton tells Miss Fairchild that he had shifted to the west and had lost touch with his rich friends in
Washington because he did not have enough money.
Question 2.
 
Easton says, “it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington.” What do you suppose he
means by this?
 
Answer:
 
These words by Mr Easton means that their friends in Washington were very rich and as he did not
have that much money he was not fitted to be in their crowd.
Question 3.
 
What does Mr Easton say to Miss Fairchild to confirm that he is a marshal?
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Comprehension Passages
Passage 1
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
At Denver there was an influx of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B. & M. express.
In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all
the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveler. Among the newcomers were two young men,
one of handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner; the other a ruffled, glum-
faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed together.
As they passed down the aisle of the coach the only vacant seat offered was a reversed one facing
the attractive young woman. Here the linked couple seated themselves. The young woman’s
glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile brightening her
countenance and a tender pink tingeing her rounded cheeks, she held out a little gray-gloved hand.
When she spoke her voice, full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaimed that its owner was accustomed
to speak and be heard.
“Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, 1 suppose 1 must. Don’t vou ever recognize old
friends when you meet them in the West?”
The younger man roused himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a
slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.
“It’s Miss Fairchild,” he said, with a smile. “I’ll ask you to excuse the other hand; “it’s otherwise
engaged just at present.”
He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining “bracelet” to the left one of his
companion.
Question 1.
 
Describe the young woman in the coach.
 
Answer:
 
In one of the coaches there sat a young woman who was very pretty and dressed in elegant taste
and surrounded by all the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveller. When she spoke her
voice was full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaiming by its tone that its owner was accustomed to
speak and be heard.
Question 2.
 
What is strange about the way the two men are travelling? Why do you suppose they are like this?
 
Answer:
 
The two men who entered from Denver were an odd pair. One had a handsome presence with a
bold, frank countenance and manner; the other was a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and
roughly dressed. And what was really strange about them was that they were handcuffed together.
Question 3.
 
Why does the author call the two men as the ‘linked couple?’
 
Answer:
 
The author addresses the two men as the linked coupe because they are handcuffed to each other
and so linked like a couple.
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Question 4.
 
What was the reaction of the young women to them initially? Why did her manner change?
 
Answer:
 
Initially the young woman glanced at them with a distant and swift disinterest, but then her manner
changed when she recognised one of them as an old friend, Mr Easton.
Question 5.
 
Why was Mr Easton embarrassed when the young woman recognised him?
 
Answer:
 
Mr Easton was embarrassed because he was handcuffed and he felt she would not appreciate
seeing that he was in that condition.
Passage 2
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was about to speak again when the other forestalled him.
The glum-faced man had been watching the girl’s countenance with veiled glances from his keen,
shrewd eyes.
“You’ll excuse me for speaking, miss, but, I see you’re acquainted with the marshall here. If you’ll
ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the pen he’ll do it, and it’ll make things easier for
me there. He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison. It’s seven years for counterfeiting.”
“Oh!” said the girl, with a deep breath and returning color. “So that is what you are doing out here?
A marshal!”
“My dear Miss Fairchild,” said Easton, calmly, “I had to do something. Money has a way of taking
wings unto itself, and you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw
this opening in the West, and—well, a marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of
ambassador, but—”
Question 1.
 
How did the young woman react when she saw the handcuffs on her friend’s wrist?
 
Answer:
 
When the young woman saw the handcuffs on her friend’s wrist The glad look in her girl’s eyes
slowly changed to a bewildered horror. The glow faded from her cheeks. Her lips parted in a vague
look of relaxing distress and she was evidently mortified.
Question 2.
 
What is the relationship between Mr. Easton and Ms. Fairchild?
 
Answer:
 
They seem to be old friends and are even slightly flirtatious.                                        .
Question 3.
 
What was the crime of the prisoner? And what is the punishment.
 
Answer:
 
The crime of the prisoner was counterfeiting. And the punishment was imprisonment for seven
years.
Question 4.
 
Where was the prisoner being taken.
 
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Answer:
 
The prisoner was being taken to Leavenworth prison.
Question 5.
 
What did the glum faced man tell the young woman ? What effect did it have on her?
 
Answer:
 
The glum faced man told the young woman that Mr Easton was a marshal and he was taking him
to the prison that is why they were handcuffed. When the girl heard the man she was relieved. She
took a deep breath and colour returned to her cheeks.
Question 6.
 
Easton states that, “Money has a way of taking wings unto itself, and you know it takes money to
keep step with our crowd in Washington”. What does Mr. Easton mean by the idiom, “taking wings
unto itself,” and what does this tell us about both Mr. Easton and Miss Fairchild’s former lives in
Washington?
 
Answer:
 
Mr. Easton is referring to the idea that money goes too quickly and their lives in Washington were
expensive. This can also be connected to the other man’s comment that. “It’s seven years for
counterfeiting” because the life in Washington could have led someone to counterfeit to have
enough money to fit in.
Passage 3
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“So that is what you are doing out here? A marshal!” “My dear Miss Fairchild,” said ’ Easton,
calmly, “I had to do something. Money has & way of taking wings unto itself, and
you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw this opening in the
West, and—well, a marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of ambassador, but—” “The
ambassador,” said the girl, warmly, “doesn’t call any more. He needn’t ever have done so. You
ought to know that. And so now you are one of these dashing Western heroes, and you ride and
shoot and go into all kinds of dangers. That’s different from the Washington life. You have been
missed from the old crowd.” The girl’s eyes, fascinated, went back, widening a little, to rest upon
the glittering handcuffs. “Don’t you worry about them, miss,” said the other man. “All marshals
handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from getting away. Mr. Easton knows his
business.” “Will we see you again soon in Washington?” asked the girl. “Not soon, I think,” said
Easton. “My butterfly days are over, I fear.”
Question 1.
 
What reason does Easton give for not keeping up with their crowd in Wahington?
 
Answer:
 
Easton tells Miss Fairchild that he had shifted to the west and had lost touch with his rich friends in
Washington because he did not have enough money.
Question 2.
 
Easton says, “it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington.” What do you suppose he
means by this?
 
Answer:
 
These words by Mr Easton means that their friends in Washington were very rich and as he did not
have that much money he was not fitted to be in their crowd.
Question 3.
 
What does Mr Easton say to Miss Fairchild to confirm that he is a marshal?
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Answer:
 
Mr Easton in an attempt to remove all doubts about himself tells Miss Fairchild that he saw an
opportunity to occupy a position of respect so he took the job of a marshal. He says, ‘—well,
marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of ambassador, but..’
Question 4.
 
Why do marshals handcuff themselves to their prisoners?
 
Answer:
 
Ail marshals handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from escaping.
Question 5.
 
What does Mr Easton mean by the phrase, “My butterfly days are over, I fear.”
 
Answer:
 
When Mr Easton says “ My butterfly days are over,” he is hinting at his future imprisonment. Miss
Fairchild, however, thought he was referring to his social days.
Question 6.
 
Give three similarities between Mr Easton and a butterfly.
 
Answer:
 
Mr. Easton is now a marshal, he has gone from living on the East coast to living in the West, and
he has a possibility of a relationship with Miss Fairchild. This is similar to a butterfly because of the
metamorphosis a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly, the migration butterflies take on,
and how they search for other butterflies. Mr. Easton could also mean that he is not as fancy
anymore since moving to the west where things are less refined. He is also has to wear handcuffs
instead of being “free to fly” so to speak.
Passage 4
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“I love the West,” said the girl irrelevantly. Her eyes were shining softly. She looked away out the
car window. She began to speak truly and simply without the gloss of style and manner: “Mamma
and I spent the summer in Deliver. She went home a week ago
because father was slightly ill. I could live and be happy in the West. I think the air here agrees with
me. Money isn’t everything. But people always misunderstand things and remain stupid—” “Say,
Mr. Marshal,” growled the glum-faced man. “This isn’t quite fair. I’m needing a drink, and haven’t
had a smoke all day. Haven’t you talked long enough? Take me in the smoker now, won’t you? I’m
half dead for a pipe.”
The bound travellers rose to their feet, Easton with the Same slow smile on his face. “I can’t deny a
petition for tobacco,” he said, lightly. “It’s the one friend of the unfortunate. Good-bye, Miss
Fairchild. Duty calls, you know.” He held out his hand for a farewell. “It’s too bad you are not going
East,” she said, reclothing herself with manner and style. “But you must go on to Leavenworth, I
suppose?” “Yes,” said Easton, “I must go on to Leavenworth.”
The two men sidled down the aisle into the smoker. The two passengers in a seat near by had
heard most of the conversation. Said one of them: “That marshal’s a good sort of chap. Some of
these Western fellows are all right.” “Pretty young to hold an office like that, isn’t he?” asked the
other. “Young!” exclaimed the first speaker, “why—Oh! didn’t you catch on? Say—did you ever
know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand?”
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Comprehension Passages
Passage 1
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
At Denver there was an influx of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B. & M. express.
In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all
the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveler. Among the newcomers were two young men,
one of handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner; the other a ruffled, glum-
faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed together.
As they passed down the aisle of the coach the only vacant seat offered was a reversed one facing
the attractive young woman. Here the linked couple seated themselves. The young woman’s
glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile brightening her
countenance and a tender pink tingeing her rounded cheeks, she held out a little gray-gloved hand.
When she spoke her voice, full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaimed that its owner was accustomed
to speak and be heard.
“Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, 1 suppose 1 must. Don’t vou ever recognize old
friends when you meet them in the West?”
The younger man roused himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a
slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.
“It’s Miss Fairchild,” he said, with a smile. “I’ll ask you to excuse the other hand; “it’s otherwise
engaged just at present.”
He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining “bracelet” to the left one of his
companion.
Question 1.
 
Describe the young woman in the coach.
 
Answer:
 
In one of the coaches there sat a young woman who was very pretty and dressed in elegant taste
and surrounded by all the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveller. When she spoke her
voice was full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaiming by its tone that its owner was accustomed to
speak and be heard.
Question 2.
 
What is strange about the way the two men are travelling? Why do you suppose they are like this?
 
Answer:
 
The two men who entered from Denver were an odd pair. One had a handsome presence with a
bold, frank countenance and manner; the other was a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and
roughly dressed. And what was really strange about them was that they were handcuffed together.
Question 3.
 
Why does the author call the two men as the ‘linked couple?’
 
Answer:
 
The author addresses the two men as the linked coupe because they are handcuffed to each other
and so linked like a couple.
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Question 4.
 
What was the reaction of the young women to them initially? Why did her manner change?
 
Answer:
 
Initially the young woman glanced at them with a distant and swift disinterest, but then her manner
changed when she recognised one of them as an old friend, Mr Easton.
Question 5.
 
Why was Mr Easton embarrassed when the young woman recognised him?
 
Answer:
 
Mr Easton was embarrassed because he was handcuffed and he felt she would not appreciate
seeing that he was in that condition.
Passage 2
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was about to speak again when the other forestalled him.
The glum-faced man had been watching the girl’s countenance with veiled glances from his keen,
shrewd eyes.
“You’ll excuse me for speaking, miss, but, I see you’re acquainted with the marshall here. If you’ll
ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the pen he’ll do it, and it’ll make things easier for
me there. He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison. It’s seven years for counterfeiting.”
“Oh!” said the girl, with a deep breath and returning color. “So that is what you are doing out here?
A marshal!”
“My dear Miss Fairchild,” said Easton, calmly, “I had to do something. Money has a way of taking
wings unto itself, and you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw
this opening in the West, and—well, a marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of
ambassador, but—”
Question 1.
 
How did the young woman react when she saw the handcuffs on her friend’s wrist?
 
Answer:
 
When the young woman saw the handcuffs on her friend’s wrist The glad look in her girl’s eyes
slowly changed to a bewildered horror. The glow faded from her cheeks. Her lips parted in a vague
look of relaxing distress and she was evidently mortified.
Question 2.
 
What is the relationship between Mr. Easton and Ms. Fairchild?
 
Answer:
 
They seem to be old friends and are even slightly flirtatious.                                        .
Question 3.
 
What was the crime of the prisoner? And what is the punishment.
 
Answer:
 
The crime of the prisoner was counterfeiting. And the punishment was imprisonment for seven
years.
Question 4.
 
Where was the prisoner being taken.
 
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Answer:
 
The prisoner was being taken to Leavenworth prison.
Question 5.
 
What did the glum faced man tell the young woman ? What effect did it have on her?
 
Answer:
 
The glum faced man told the young woman that Mr Easton was a marshal and he was taking him
to the prison that is why they were handcuffed. When the girl heard the man she was relieved. She
took a deep breath and colour returned to her cheeks.
Question 6.
 
Easton states that, “Money has a way of taking wings unto itself, and you know it takes money to
keep step with our crowd in Washington”. What does Mr. Easton mean by the idiom, “taking wings
unto itself,” and what does this tell us about both Mr. Easton and Miss Fairchild’s former lives in
Washington?
 
Answer:
 
Mr. Easton is referring to the idea that money goes too quickly and their lives in Washington were
expensive. This can also be connected to the other man’s comment that. “It’s seven years for
counterfeiting” because the life in Washington could have led someone to counterfeit to have
enough money to fit in.
Passage 3
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“So that is what you are doing out here? A marshal!” “My dear Miss Fairchild,” said ’ Easton,
calmly, “I had to do something. Money has & way of taking wings unto itself, and
you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw this opening in the
West, and—well, a marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of ambassador, but—” “The
ambassador,” said the girl, warmly, “doesn’t call any more. He needn’t ever have done so. You
ought to know that. And so now you are one of these dashing Western heroes, and you ride and
shoot and go into all kinds of dangers. That’s different from the Washington life. You have been
missed from the old crowd.” The girl’s eyes, fascinated, went back, widening a little, to rest upon
the glittering handcuffs. “Don’t you worry about them, miss,” said the other man. “All marshals
handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from getting away. Mr. Easton knows his
business.” “Will we see you again soon in Washington?” asked the girl. “Not soon, I think,” said
Easton. “My butterfly days are over, I fear.”
Question 1.
 
What reason does Easton give for not keeping up with their crowd in Wahington?
 
Answer:
 
Easton tells Miss Fairchild that he had shifted to the west and had lost touch with his rich friends in
Washington because he did not have enough money.
Question 2.
 
Easton says, “it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington.” What do you suppose he
means by this?
 
Answer:
 
These words by Mr Easton means that their friends in Washington were very rich and as he did not
have that much money he was not fitted to be in their crowd.
Question 3.
 
What does Mr Easton say to Miss Fairchild to confirm that he is a marshal?
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Answer:
 
Mr Easton in an attempt to remove all doubts about himself tells Miss Fairchild that he saw an
opportunity to occupy a position of respect so he took the job of a marshal. He says, ‘—well,
marshalship isn’t quite as high a position as that of ambassador, but..’
Question 4.
 
Why do marshals handcuff themselves to their prisoners?
 
Answer:
 
Ail marshals handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from escaping.
Question 5.
 
What does Mr Easton mean by the phrase, “My butterfly days are over, I fear.”
 
Answer:
 
When Mr Easton says “ My butterfly days are over,” he is hinting at his future imprisonment. Miss
Fairchild, however, thought he was referring to his social days.
Question 6.
 
Give three similarities between Mr Easton and a butterfly.
 
Answer:
 
Mr. Easton is now a marshal, he has gone from living on the East coast to living in the West, and
he has a possibility of a relationship with Miss Fairchild. This is similar to a butterfly because of the
metamorphosis a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly, the migration butterflies take on,
and how they search for other butterflies. Mr. Easton could also mean that he is not as fancy
anymore since moving to the west where things are less refined. He is also has to wear handcuffs
instead of being “free to fly” so to speak.
Passage 4
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“I love the West,” said the girl irrelevantly. Her eyes were shining softly. She looked away out the
car window. She began to speak truly and simply without the gloss of style and manner: “Mamma
and I spent the summer in Deliver. She went home a week ago
because father was slightly ill. I could live and be happy in the West. I think the air here agrees with
me. Money isn’t everything. But people always misunderstand things and remain stupid—” “Say,
Mr. Marshal,” growled the glum-faced man. “This isn’t quite fair. I’m needing a drink, and haven’t
had a smoke all day. Haven’t you talked long enough? Take me in the smoker now, won’t you? I’m
half dead for a pipe.”
The bound travellers rose to their feet, Easton with the Same slow smile on his face. “I can’t deny a
petition for tobacco,” he said, lightly. “It’s the one friend of the unfortunate. Good-bye, Miss
Fairchild. Duty calls, you know.” He held out his hand for a farewell. “It’s too bad you are not going
East,” she said, reclothing herself with manner and style. “But you must go on to Leavenworth, I
suppose?” “Yes,” said Easton, “I must go on to Leavenworth.”
The two men sidled down the aisle into the smoker. The two passengers in a seat near by had
heard most of the conversation. Said one of them: “That marshal’s a good sort of chap. Some of
these Western fellows are all right.” “Pretty young to hold an office like that, isn’t he?” asked the
other. “Young!” exclaimed the first speaker, “why—Oh! didn’t you catch on? Say—did you ever
know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand?”
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Question 1.
 
Why is Fairchild heading east?
 
Answer:
 
Miss Fairchild is heading east because her father is ill and now she is going to join her parents.
Question 2.
 
What does the glum faced man want to do and how does Easton take leave from Miss Fairchild?
 
Answer:
 
The glum faced man wants to smoke as he has not smoked the whole day. Mr Easton excuses
himself from Miss Fairchild saying that he could not refuse the other man’s request to smoke and
he had to do his job of guarding the man.
Question 3.
 
What does the other passenger conclude about Easton?
 
Answer:
 
The passenger says that the marshal seems a decent guy but seems young to hold such a
position.
Question 4.
 
What ironical twist is revealed by the other passenger in the end?
 
Answer:
 
In an ironical twist the other passenger in the end reveals the true identities of Mr. Easton and the
marshal when he says that a marshal always cuff’s prisoners to their left hand. The passenger
says, ‘did you ever know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand.’ Thus we realize that
Easton is not the marshal, he is the criminal.
Question 5.
 
Why is it ironic when Fairchild says, “people always misunderstand things and remain stupid —”?
 
Answer:
 
Yes it is ironic because she herself had not understood that Mr Easton was the criminal and not a
marshal. She had been gullible and stupid not to realize the truth about her friend, reather she kept
talking about him as if he was a hero. She had been fooled by appearances .
Assignment
Question 1.
 
What is the conflict and twist to the short story “Heart and Hands”?
 
Answer:
 
In “Hearts and Hands,” the conflict and twist revolve around two men who are handcuffed to one
another on a train in Denver. One of them is young and handsome, the other is older and glum-
looking. They sit down across from a pretty young woman dressed very elegantly. Her name is
Miss Fairchild. She recognizes the younger man as someone who used to run in the same social
circles, Mr. Easton. Miss Fairchild implies that she used to have romantic feelings or attraction to
Mr. Easton. There is a hint that Mr. Easton feels uncomfortable and embarrassed that she has
recognized him and started talking to him.
Before he can say much else, the glum faced man stops him and tells the girl that Mr. Easton is a
United States marshal, who is taking the glum faced man to prison at Leavenworth. He has been
sentenced to seven years for counterfeiting. Miss Fairchild seems to be impressed by Mr. Easton’s
new job because he is now a “dashing Western hero.”
The girl starts talking about irrelevant and fluffy things, and Mr. Easton seems to be becoming
more and more uncomfortable. The glum faced man asks Mr. Easton to take him out to the smoker
car for a smoke, which he complies with. The excuse allows the men to leave Miss Fairchild. When
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