NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English (Kaleidoscope Short Stories) Chapter 4 Tomorrow

Ans : The old man keeps finding his son and becomes out of control when someone made fun of him or talked about a son. He would advertise about his lost son regularly with the hope that he would return someday. 

Ans : When Captain Hagberd met a stranger who was actually his son he seemed totally unaware of the fact that it was his own lost son. But, the stranger was aware of the relationship and tells him that he knows about his son and he can provide details about him. Initially, Captain refused to believe him. But in this way Captain is confirmed that his son is alive and he will arrive the next day. 

Ans : When the Stranger encounters Bessie and asks her the reason, for the old man behaving in an insane way. Bessie during conversation starts telling him everything. He lost his son somewhere in the sea and believes that he is alive and he would return someday. He keeps roaming here and there with the advertisement of his lost son. 

Ans : Harry’s reason to come home were-
*  He was eager to learn where the old Hagberd was living right now.
*  He wanted to know that whatever he heard from barber about him was actually true or it was false. 

Ans : Harry and Bessie were very closely associated with each other. When he left her, she was completely destroyed and felt heartbroken and cried everyday. This was the only reason that Harry’s return proved to be shattering for Bessie.