Answer:
The narrator wants to investigate the noises, his brother Herman is frightened. Herman does, however, accompany his brother to the stairs..... at least until he hears footsteps and runs back to his room.
Explanation:
<span>Teaching morality: didactic, didactical, moralizing. In accordance with principles of right or good conduct: ethical, principled, proper, right, righteous, rightful, right-minded, virtuous. <span> Being on a high intellectual or moral level: elevated, high-minded, noble. </span></span>