The explicit information the reader learns from the details in the passage is that "He has a secret story to tell." This is clear from the gentleman's request to share a secret chapter of his life that he hasn't referred to since it occurred.
Presently two men halted near us for a single moment, and one said to the other:%0D%0A%0D%0A“Harris, if you’ll do that for me, I’ll never forget you, my boy.”%0D%0A%0D%0AMy new comrade’s eye lighted pleasantly. The words had touched upon a happy memory, I thought. Then his face settled into thoughtfulness—almost into gloom. He turned to me and said,%0D%0A%0D%0A“Let me tell you a story; let me give you a secret chapter of my life—a chapter that has never been referred to by me since its events transpired. Listen patiently, and promise that you will not interrupt me.”%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A"Cannibalism in the Cars" by Mark Twain%0D%0A%0D%0AQuestion%0D%0AUse the passage to answer the question.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat explicit information about the gentleman does the reader learn from the details in the passage?%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AHe is friends with Harris.%0D%0AHe is friends with Harris.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe has a secret story to tell.%0D%0AHe has a secret story to tell.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe has happy memories of childhood.%0D%0AHe has happy memories of childhood.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe believes patience is an important virtue.
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