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Task 15
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I. Read the first part of the story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry.
William Sidney Porter (1862—1910), who is known under his pen-name O. Henry, is one of the best known writers in America.
O.Henry's first collection was "Cabbages and Kings" (1904), followed by his best volumes, "The Four Million" (1906), "Heart of the West" (1907) and others.
O. Henry is the creator of a short story genre in literature.
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AFTER TWENTY YEARS Part I
The policeman on duty moved along the avenue. The time was only about 10 o'clock at night, but the cold wind had driven the people from the streets into homes.
" The policeman tried doors which belonged to business places that had long since been closed.
In the doorway of a darkened store the policeman saw a man with an un-lighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked up to him the man spoke up quickly.
"It's all right, officer," he said. "I'm just waiting for a friend. It's an appointment we made twenty years ago. At that time there was a restaurant where now this store stands — 'Big Joe' Brady's restaurant."
"Five years ago it was pulled down," said the policeman. The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light showed a pale face with keen eyes and a little white scar near his right eyebrow. In his tie he wore a large diamond.
"Twenty years ago," said the man,
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