The inference is that:
1. Tommy is an imaginative boy who yearns for adventure.
2. And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor.
3. For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships.
<h3>What is an inference?</h3>
An inference is the conclusion that can be made from the information given.
The option that best summarizes a key element of Tommy's character in the excerpt "The Cobbler's Son" is that Tommy is an imaginative boy who yearns for adventure.
The other answers include "And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor. and "For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships".
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