Treasure Trove Workbook Answers

Extract I

i)The coach of the eastbound train, B & M Express. The only vacant seat left was a ‘reversed one facing the attractive young woman.’ This tells us that the coach was crowded.

ii)Miss Fairchild. She is described as an elegantly dressed, pretty young woman with all the luxuries and loved traveling.

iii)The linked couples were Mr. Easton and the marshal because they were handcuffed together.

iv)At first, she saw them indifferently with a ‘distant, swift disinterest.’ As soon as she recognized Mr. Easton, she smiled at them and started conversing.

v)They were old acquaintances.

Extract II

i) Mr. Easton. His right hand was engaged as it was handcuffed to the left hand of the marshal.

ii)As soon as the lady saw Mr. Easton being handcuffed, her look changed to a bewildered horror. She was no longer glad; ‘the glow faded from her cheeks, and ‘her lips parted in a vague, relaxing distress.’

iii)The glum-faced man spoke as if Mr. Easton was the marshal. The glum-faced man was a convict being taken to Leavenworth prison for counterfeiting.

iv)In reality, the glum-faced man was the marshal taking the convict Mr. Easton to prison. The marshal presented himself as the convict to save Mr. Easton from embarrassment in front of Miss Fairchild.

v)The story begins with two people, Mr. Easton and the glum-faced man, handcuffed together. The handcuffing lends to the ‘Hands’ part of the title. In fact, the hands are significant for revealing the true identities of the two men. Miss Fairchild was misled by the unnamed man about the identity of Mr. Easton as he wanted to save Mr. Easton from an embarrassing situation by revealing that he was a convict and was being taken by him to prison. It was an astute passenger in the coach who discovered that a marshal would not handcuff his own right hand with that of a convict, as was the case with Mr. Easton and the marshal.

Extract III

i)She called Easton a marshal because she was told so by the real marshal. Moreover, her fantasies did not allow her to suspect the real marshal’s revelation about Mr. Easton.

Easton, in reality, was a convict being taken to prison on counterfeiting charges.

ii)He was going to be imprisoned at Leavenworth prison for counterfeiting.

iii) Give the meaning of :

A)Money has a way of taking wings unto itself: Money can make one feel respected and dignified. Money can make one fly and soar high.

b)To keep step with our crowd: To compete with the crowd or to feel one with the high class society in Washington.

iv)Easton said he was making money, but he needed more to fit in high society, so he took up the position of a marshal in the west.

v)She was not likely to see Easton in Washington soon because he was to be confined in Leavenworth prison. Miss Fairchild, assumed that he would be extremely busy in his new job as the marshal.

Extract IV

i)The girl was fascinated with the handcuffs. Easton was handcuffed to the marshal because he was being taken to the Leavenworth prison for counterfeiting.

ii)Miss Fairchild was glaring at the handcuffs. The glum-faced man asked her not to worry as it was Mr Easton’s business as a marshal to handcuff the convict to keep from getting away.

iii)The word ‘Hearts’ in the title is indicative as relationship something more than friendship between Miss Fairchild and Mr Easton. When she saw Mr Easton, a lovely smile appeared on her face and her cheeks turned pink. She even told him that she loved the West, suggesting that she would settle down with him in the West.

iv)Mr Easton would be imprisoned in Leavenworth prison on counterfeiting charges. “ My butterfly days are over’ signifies that Easton’s good and adventurous days of making money by deceiving people are over. 

Extract V

i)What The glum-faced man interrupted the conversation between Easton and Miss Fairchild and requested Easton that he should be taken to the smoker room.

To prevent Mr Easton from revealing that he is a convict the glum-faced fellow did so.

ii)The glum-faced man said he required a drink and a smoke. He asked Mr Easton to accompany him to the smoker car as he was ‘half dead for a pipe.’

iii)Generally, an officer’s left hand is handcuffed to the right hand of the convict.

The information is necessary to end the story as it reveals that in reality Mr Easton was the convict, and the glum-faced man was the marshal.

v)For ‘hands’ refer extract II, question 5

The ‘hearts’ part of the title explains the theme. Because of a compassionate heart, the marshal told a lie to Miss Fairchild. He did this to save Mr Easton from the humiliation of being identified as a convict in front of an old friend. He told Miss Fairchild that Mr Easton was the marshal and he was the convict who was being taken to the prison by Mr. Easton. The glum-faced man had a golden heart. The effect of the lie was immediate in the response of Miss Fairchild. She showed relief that Mr. Easton was not convicted. She was shocked and horrified before the marshal told a lie to her.