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After Twenty Years O.Henry. Key Vocabulary. Spectators- onlookers Intricate- complex; full of complicated detail Destiny-what will necessary happen to any person or thing Dismissal- gloomily; miserable Absurdity-ridiculous- foolishness. Summary.
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Key Vocabulary • Spectators- onlookers • Intricate- complex; full of complicated detail • Destiny-what will necessary happen to any person or thing • Dismissal- gloomily; miserable • Absurdity-ridiculous- foolishness
Summary In this story “After Twenty Years” two men went to this cigar store one night at ten ‘o clock. So then they partied there. Then they said “Meet me here at ten o clock in twenty years”. Then after twenty years they met. The one guy Bob said your not Jimmy. And he wasn’t Jimmy. But Jimmy told that guy to give bill a note. the note said “Bob: I was at the appointed place at the right time. When you struck the match to light you cigar I saw it, the face of a man wanted.
Questions • Do you think that Officer Wells did the right thing? Explain • Where is the story set?-