Summary of Chapter 8 The Hack Driver (Quick Revision Notes) Footprints without Feet Class 10th
Summary of the Chapter
In this lesson, a young lawyer is made to serve summons instead of practicing law. He hates his job as sometimes he is beaten up. Once he is directed by `the law firm to serve summons to one Mr. Oliver Lutkins, who lived in a village called New Mullion. The young laywer goes to the village with some expectations of village life but he is disappointed. He meets a hack driver who is a very helpful man according to him.
Quick Revision Notes
• The narrator completed his graduation in law and joined a big firm as a junior assistant clerk.
• He was given the dirty and dangerous job of serving summons.
• He gets an opportunity to go to a village to serve summons.
• A helpful hack driver at the station offers to take him in his cart and find Lutkins.
• The driver takes him to all the places where Lutkins could be found but fails to locate him.
• He shows him the village and describes the country life.
• They do not find Lutkins but the lawyer is very happy to find such a friendly and helpful man.
• They visit Lutkin's home and meet his mother who frightens them away.
• The Lawyer ends up paying for six hours to the hack driver.
• He returns to the city. His chief is angry at his failure to find Lutkins.
• The chief sends the lawyer back the next day with a man who knows Lutkins.
• The lawyer shows him the helpful hack driver.
• His companion tells him that the hack driver was Oliver Lutkins.
• The lawyer feels embarrassed and unhappy when he serves summons to a laughing Oliver Lutkins.
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