Hearts and Hands Flashcards
Author of Hearts and Hands
William Sydney Porter, under the pen name O. Henry
Name of train
B & M. Express
Where did the train in Hearts and Hands start?
Denver
Description of Miss Fairchild
“A very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveler”
Description of Mr Easton
“A young man of handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner”
Description of grim looking mna
“A ruffled, glum-faced young man, heavily built and roughly dressed”
How did Miss Fairchild respond to Mr. Easton and the glum-faced man getting seated?
First, her glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest.
Then, with a lovely smile brightening her countenance and a tender pink tingeing her round cheeks, she held out a little gray-gloved hand.
Description of Miss Fairchild’s voice
She had a voice which as full, sweet and deliberate. It proclaimed that its owner(Miss Fairchild) was accustomed to speak and be heard.
How did Mr. Easton respond to Miss Fairchild speaking?
First, he roused himself sharply at the sound of her voice. He seemed to struggle with a slight embarrassment, which he threw off instantly, and then he clasped her fingers with his left hand.
How did Miss Fairchild respond to seeing that Mr. Easton’s hand was cuffed?
The glad look in the girl’s eyes slowly changed to a bewildered horror. The glow faded from her cheeks. Her lips parted in a vague, relaxing distress.
The glum faced man had been watching the girl’s countenance with ___
veiled glances from his keen, shrewd eyes
Who did the glum-faced man say the Marshall was?
Mr. Easton
What did the glum-faced man ask Miss Fairchild to do?
He asked Miss Fairchild to speak “a word” for him when they get to the “pen”. This would “make things easier” for him there.
What punishment was the glum-faced man allegedly facing and why:?
The glum-faced man was facing seven years of imprisonment in Leavenworth prison for counterfeiting.
How does Mr. Easton respond to Miss Fairchild being told that he is a marshal?
Mr. Easton responds by continuing the illusion. He says that he “had to do something”. He says that money has a way of “taking wings unto itself”. He says that it takes money to “step up” with his and Miss Fairchild’s “crowd” in Washington. He said that he saw an opening in the west and that Marshalship isn’t as high a position as that of the ambassador.
What does Miss Fairchild say regarding the ambassador?
She says that the ambassador doesn’t call anymore, and that he need not have ever done so.
How does Miss Fairchild describe Marshals?
She describes Marshals are “dashing Western heroes” who “ride” and “shoot” and go into “all kinds of danger”.
How does Mr. Easton respond to Ms. Fairchild asking if he will be seen again in Washington?
Mr. Easton says that he won’t be seen in Washington soon because he fears that his “butterfly days are over”.
Why does Mr. Easton say that his butterfly days are over?
By saying that his butterfly days are over, Mr. Easton is hinting at his future imprisonment. Miss Fairchild, not knowing about this imprisonment, interprets this message as Mr. Easton saying that his social days are over.
How does Miss Fairchild speak about her personal circumstances?
truly and simply without the gloss of style and manner
“I love the West” monologue
Miss Fairchild and her mother spent the summer in Denver. Her mother went home a week prior to the story because her father was slightly ill. She says that she could be happy in the West. She says that the air of the west agrees with her, that money isn’t everything and that people always misunderstand things and remain stupid before being interrupted by the glum-faced man.
What is the reason for Mr. Easton and the glum-faced man leaving?
The reason given by the glum-faced man is that the glum-faced man needs a drink and that Mr. Easton has not had a smoke all day.
How does one passenger realise that the glum-faced man is the Marshal?
He notices that Mr. Easton’s right hand was cuffed with the glum-faced man’s left hand. An officer does not handcuff a prisoner to his right hand.
What is one passenger’s reaction to the conversation?
He says that the marshal is a “good sort of chap” and that some of the “Western fellows” are “all right”.
