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In this story, 'I' refers to hari singh, the narrator of the story.
He was a fairly successful hand at stealing and robbing people.
When Hari said that he wanted to work for anil but anil said that he could not pay him. They finally came to an agreement that if he would cook, then anil would feed him. However, hari lied to anil that he could cook and he soon found out that he did not know how to cook. Therefore he taught him how to cook and later, how to write his name. he promised to teach him how to write whole sentence and how to add numbers. Apart from this when hari went out to buy the day’s supplies he would make a profit of a rupee a day.
The thief took the notes and went to the station to catch the station to catch the train but could not leave due to some reason. In his short career as a thief he knew how people reacted on knowing that they have been robbed. He knew that anil’s face would show a touch of sadness. The sadness. The sadness would not be for the loss of money. But for the loss of trust.
Hari had robbed anil but could not go due to some reason. He said that in his short career as a theif, he had made a study of men’s face when they lost their goods. He said that the greedy men showed fear; the rich men showed anger and the poor men showed acceptance. And he knew anil’s face would show a touch of sadness for the loss of trust.
Yes, Anil had realized that he had been robbed. He knew this probably because all the notes were wet and damp from the rain. However, he did not say anything to the thief and behaved normally.
Hari singh’s reactions to the prospects of receiving an education change over time. When he started living with anil he wanted to be literate so that he could become a more cunning cheat. Later he had a change of heart. He wants to earn respect in life. Probably he is influenced by the clam in anil’s life. Although, both of them depend on irregular sources of income, but anil seems to be more satisfied. Hari singh develops a desire to be part of civilized society.
Anil does react on it. He probably knew about the theft but did not hand the thief over to the police because he had put the money back at its place. It shows that he had realized his fault. Anil gave him one more chance and therefore forgave him. No, in today’s world most people would not have done so. Although it must be done but such sort of patience and compassion are rarely found now a days in this human world.
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