Please summerize the chapter the two gentlemen of verona!! Answer me quick!

The first meeting with the two poor boys

The narrator is being driven down the foothills of the Alps when the car is stopped by two young brothers who are in a rather ruffled physical state, selling wild strawberries. The narrator is curtly stopped by his driver Luigi from buying the strawberries, as he claims that he could get better quality fruit in Verona. Yet, the narrator buys the biggest basket. Through the driver Luigi, the narrator comes to learn that the names of the two boys are Nicola and Jacopo, aged 13 and 12 respectively. Despite their shabby and disheveled outward appearance, it is the earnestness in their eyes that attracts the narrator towards them.


The author observes the boys

The narrator spots the two boys again at Verona, as they are busy making money by shining shoes in the public square. This amazes the narrator who was of the opinion that they sell strawberries for a living. The narrator comes to learn about the multiple jobs that these two boys carry out in the city and notices that they possess maturity far beyond their years, despite their childish demeanor.


The boys help the author with their services

Over the week that ensued, the two boys prove to be of great help to the narrator and run errands for him, such as getting American cigarettes, booking opera show tickets and even recommending a good restaurant. The narrator is in complete awe of the two boys because of their determination to work despite the hot weather. The narrator again spots the two boys sitting in the deserted square on a windy night, waiting for the bus for Padua so that they can sell the remaining newspapers. Not able to hold back, the narrator tells them that it is not necessary to overwork, to which the boys reply that they have no complaints.


The boys' request to the author

The following morning, the narrator finds the boys back near the fountain, shining shoes. He goes up to them and inquires about what they do with the money that they earn since they do not seem to spend it on clothes or food. The narrator suggests that they might be saving up to emigrate to the United States. Nicola states that he would like to go there, but at present they have ‘other plans’. The narrator then asks the boys if there is something he could do to help them out since he was leaving on Monday. To this, Jacopo excitedly requests the narrator to drive them down to the countryside of Poleta, as that is where they go every Sunday by hiring bicycles. Nicola is angered by Jacopo’s impulsive request as he seems hesitant to involve the narrator in their trip to Poleta.


The author discovers the purpose of the visit

The narrator drives Nicola and Jacopo to Poleta. They pull over outside a villa and the two boys leap out of the car and ask the narrator to visit the nearby café in the village. The narrator is eager to know more about the boys and decides to follow them into the villa, which is actually a hospital. He meets a nurse who shows him the room in which the boys are. He secretly views them talking to a girl and even though he does not want to intrude, he ends up asking the nurse more about the boys.


The heart-rending story of the two brothers and their sister

The nurse eagerly tells the narrator about the heart-rending story about how the father of the boys was killed in war and how their home had also been devastated. The children come from a cultured family and the war took away their home and parents, leaving them on their own. The children bore hatred against the Germans and joined the resistance movement against them. Upon their return, they found their sister suffering from tuberculosis of the spine. They brought her to this hospital and she has been undergoing treatment for the past one year and has shown improvement. The nurse also expresses her astonishment at how the boys manage to pay for a treatment as work is scarce in Verona.


The author considers the boys as the Gentlemen of Verona

The narrator then understands that the ‘other plans’ of the boys is to ensure their sister’s proper treatment. They are indeed the 'Two Gentlemen of Verona', as coined by the narrator, as they are keeping their noble deed a secret and are determined in spirit. The magnanimity of the boys’ hearts and their humanity bade the narrator to not disclose that he has knowledge of their secret.

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