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NCERT English Class 10th – The Hack Driver
One Liner Facts for Exam
The Hack Driver is written by Sinclair Lewis.
The story is from the book Footprints Without Feet.
The narrator was a young lawyer.
The lawyer worked in a law firm.
His job was to serve summons to people.
The lawyer was sent to New Mullion village.
He had to find Oliver Lutkins.
Oliver Lutkins was needed as a witness in a case.
The lawyer met a hack driver at the station.
The name of the hack driver was Bill Magnuson.
A hack is a horse cart used for transport.
Bill claimed that he knew Lutkins very well.
Bill took the lawyer around the village.
They visited Fritz’s shop first.
They also visited barber shops and a pool room.
At every place, people said Lutkins had just left.
Bill took the lawyer to his home for lunch.
The lawyer liked the simple life of the village.
Bill said Lutkins might be at his mother’s farm.
Lutkins’ mother was a fierce old woman.
She threatened them with a hot iron rod.
The lawyer failed to serve the summons that day.
The next day, the lawyer returned with another man.
The truth was finally revealed at the station.
Bill Magnuson was actually Oliver Lutkins.
Lutkins cleverly fooled the lawyer the whole day.
The lawyer felt shocked and embarrassed.
The story is full of humor and irony.
The main theme is deception and appearance.
The story teaches us not to trust strangers easily.
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