The lesson in \u201cHearts and Hands\u201d is to distrust what people say. Two men, handcuffed together, sit across from a woman in a train.\u00a0 The lady speaks to the first man, a handsome one. The man looks surprised and he shakes her hand, asking her to \u201cexcuse the other hand.\u201d The other man, a glum-faced one, says that the handsome man, Easton, is a marshal. Easton explains he was a marshal and the lady says that she currently is free to be courted. The gloomy man asks for a smoke, and Easton agrees, so they exit. A man nearby comments that the marshal is all right, and his neighbor points out he is really young. The first man explains the marshal is the criminal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Hearts and Hands by O Henry, Miss Fairchild is naive. When the sad man says that Easton is a marshal and he is bringing him to jail for 7 years, \u201cthe girl… [took] a deep breath and returning color.\u201d\u00a0 She believes him. She trusts that he won\u2019t lie and takes comfort in it. Therefore, she is naive.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Easton however, appears calm and composed. He has a “bold, frank countenance and manner.” Even though he isn’t the actual marshal, he is very formal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The glum-faced man, A.K.A the actual marshal, seems grumpy and disinterested. He is “ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed,” as if he was an actual robber. However, he was nice enough to pretend to be the bad guy so that Mr. Easton could save face. Though he appears unlikeable, he is actually kind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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