The explicit information about the gentleman that the reader learns from the details in the passage is:
• He has a secret story to tell.
Presently two men halted near us for a single moment, and one said to the other:
"Harris, if you'll do that for me, 'll never forget you, my boy."
My 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,
"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."What explicit information about the gentleman does the reader learn from the details in the passage?
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• He has a secret story to tell.
He has happy memories of childhood.
• He is friends with Harris.
He believes patience is an important virtue.
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