He is afraid the others will make fun of him.<span>This is because they didn't believe Lucy, so it gave him reasoning to not want to tell them.</span>
Richards celebrate the end of the civil war by marching in the streets with a flag and a bell
according to him, every men in his neighborhood has a flag and a bell in their household. He wanted to follow mr. Noah and other leaading citizens to walk around and sounding the bell as hard as he can.
Before anyone helps you we need the paragraph /book
The Latin root "bene" means good. Beneficiary means a person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy. The Latin root helps you understand that because it means a person who derives ADVANTAGE from something. Meaning it's something good.
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