In the excerpt of “Games at Twilight” by Anita Desai, the best line that suggests that the children have completely forgotten about Ravi is “They have quite forgotten him”. As the story goes on, the reader was let known that a lot of time has passed using the “Evening” and “Twilight”. From afternoon that they started to twilight could be along time for one round of hide and seek.
4. In 1854, Cyrus West Field conceived the idea of the telegraph cable and secured a charter to lay a well-insulated line across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Obtaining the aid of British and American naval ships, he made four unsuccessful attempts, beginning in 1857.
Can you give the name of the book you are referring too? Or any additional info?
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