Answer :
In "The Story-Teller" by Saki, the bachelor at first reacts to the children with annoyance. This can be deciphered from the fact that he had a frown on his face that was changing into a scowl on hearing the limited, persistent conversation between the aunt and the three children. This facial expression depicts his disapproval and displeasure with the conversation going on between them.
I am pretty sure it is, would wait for another person to answer though.
Answer:
<h2>Jack: 25</h2><h2>Jill: 15</h2>
Explanation:
This is like doing a math problem backwards.
We know there was 40 cards in all, and Jill had all of them in the end.
The third exchange: Jack gave Jill the same amount of cards she already had, which ended up giving Jill all of them. This means they each had half the deck, at 20 cards a piece.
The second exchange: Here, we are trying to get Jack to have 20 cards. Since he received the same amount as he'd already had, and ended up with 20, this means he had to have ten and receive ten. So, Jack had 10 cards, and Jill had 30 cards (which we know because she gave away 10 and ended up with 20 for the next exchange.
The first exchange: Jack gave Jill the same amount of cards as she started with. This means that she had half of 30, which is 15, and Jack gave her 15 more to start the next exchange. Jill started with 15 cards, and Jack started with 25 (which we know because 40 - 15 = 25)
If this was a little hard to follow, read the steps in backwards order from how they are written :) I hope this helps.
"His or her" would technically be the best fit, since it is acknowledging both genders, but it is very common to use "their" any most people wouldn't consider it wrong. <span />
