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02: The Old Man at the Bridge by Earnest Hemmingway
- #1What did the narrator ask the old man and how did he react to the question? OR
To which place did the old man belong to? What was his occupation?Ans : The narrator was following his duty of observing the approach of the enemy beyond the bridge. The atmosphere was much tensed due to the heavy firing from the enemy side. When everybody was rushing to save their lives, an old man was noticed by the soldier who didn't seem to try to flee from the place. Out of curiosity, the narrator asked him, "Where do you come from"? To this, the old man replied that he had come from San Carlos and it gave him a pleasure to mention it and he smiled. His occupation was to take care of a few animals which included goats, cats and pigeons.