In lesson 3, you read "after twenty years," also by o. henry. take a few minutes to review the story and then answer the question that follows. when you answer the question, be sure to answer it in the following format (ape): a: answer the question directly p: prove your answer with a quote from each passage e: explain how the proof (quotes) support your answer using the acts of the policeman as your evidence, how are the themes different in the stories? (this question counts 20% of your lesson grade.)

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes