With that reflection Gortsby rose to go; as he did so an exclamation of concern escaped him. Lying on the ground by the side of the bench was a small oval packet, wrapped and sealed with the solicitude of a chemist’s counter. It could be nothing else but a cake of soap, and it had evidently fallen out of the youth’s overcoat pocket when he flung himself down on the seat. In another moment Gortsby was scudding along the dusk-shrouded path in anxious quest for a youthful figure in a light overcoat. He had nearly given up the search when he caught sight of the object of his pursuit standing irresolutely on the border of the carriage drive, evidently uncertain whether to strike across the Park or make for the bustling pavements of Knightsbridge. He turned round sharply with an air of defensive hostility when he found Gortsby hailing him.

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With that reflection Gortsby rose to go; as he did so an exclamation of concern escaped him. Lying on the ground by the side of the bench was a small oval packet, wrapped and sealed with the solicitude of a chemist’s counter. It could be nothing else but a cake of soap, and it had evidently fallen out of the youth’s overcoat pocket when he flung himself down on the seat. In another moment Gortsby was scudding along the dusk-shrouded path in anxious quest for a youthful figure in a light overcoat. He had nearly given up the search when he caught sight of the object of his pursuit standing irresolutely on the border of the carriage drive, evidently uncertain whether to strike across the Park or make for the bustling pavements of Knightsbridge. He turned round sharply with an air of defensive hostility when he found Gortsby hailing him.
What detail in this excerpt foreshadows the revelation that Gortsby receives at the end of the story?

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“In another moment Gortsby was scudding along the dusk-shrouded path in anxious quest for a youthful figure in a light overcoat.”
“In another moment Gortsby was scudding along the dusk-shrouded path in anxious quest for a youthful figure in a light overcoat.”

“Lying on the ground by the side of the bench was a small oval packet”
“Lying on the ground by the side of the bench was a small oval packet”

“He had nearly given up the search when he caught sight of the object of his pursuit standing irresolutely on the border of the carriage drive”
“He had nearly given up the search when he caught sight of the object of his pursuit standing irresolutely on the border of the carriage drive”

“He turned round sharply with an air of defensive hostility when he found Gortsby hailing him.”

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The detail that foreshadows the revelation Gortsby receives at the end of the story is:

“He turned round sharply with an air of defensive hostility when he found Gortsby hailing him.”

This indicates that the youth may be hiding something or is not entirely truthful, suggesting that there may be more to his story than meets the eye, which is revealed later in the narrative.