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04: Hearts and Hands by O’ Henry
- #5The final twist in the story may not be expected by the readers. What is it?Ans : There is a series of conflict in O Henry's story "Heart and Hands". Miss Fairchild when saw Mr Easton on the train, she recognizes him immediately. Easton was handcuffed to the other rough-looking man. He didn't want Miss Fairchild to notice him. But when she was sure that Easton acknowledged her, she asked him if it was their custom not to recognize the old friends in the West. The other man understood the situation and came to protect him from it. He told the young lady that Easton was the Marshal who was taking him to Leavenworth prison for seven years imprisonment for counterfeiting.
But the actual twist comes in the end when the two other co-passengers who had overheard the conversation noticed that a marshal would never handcuff a criminal to his right hand.