Im actally asking the same thing but wth is this
Answer:
It could be foreshadowing what could happen in the future or be trying to to show the reader this is an important idea and should he remembered.
By saying that, he indicates that they know each other very well and that without talking, they have similar ideas and outlooks on the world in response to certain situations.
This is a hard question but i think sentence 2 has one
Lofty ambition means high hopes