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the old man coaxed him to help him cross the road and take him to the hotel across the road, the young man happily accepted this tas of kindness, this would give him satisfaction and bring good name , make him popular, hatim tai was on his mind, so this was a chance to prove it , he held the old man"s hand but the old man wanted him to carry him on his shoulders and put him on the bench in the hotel to have tea