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Question
The narrator did not utter a word and preferred to keep the secret to himself. Why? Substantiate the statement with reference to the story
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Solution
After coming out of the hospital the boys sat beside the narrator. Throughout the 30 km ride, they did not say a word. The narrator did not say a word because he wanted the boys to feel that their sacrifice and suffering remained a secret. However, the narrator was touched by the devotion of the little boys.
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