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After Twenty Years

by O. Henry

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After Twenty Years

In "After Twenty Years," Jimmy knows Bob is a notorious criminal but still feels friendship for him after twenty years. This feeling of friendship is why Jimmy couldn't arrest Bob himself.

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After Twenty Years

O. Henry wrote with irony, and the ironic aspect of this story is that the police officer is Bob’s old friend, the very man he is anxious to meet. When Bob lit up his cigar, the police officer,...

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After Twenty Years

In the short story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry, two friends have gone their separate ways but have agreed to meet back at a certain place and a certain time after 20 years have passed. Since...

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