I would love to play tennis with you; <em>however</em>, I really have to get back to practice for my recital now.
honestly, "as the devil would have it" has a negative effect on the person/thing because as we all can agree, NOONE should mess with the devil :)))
B
You are thinking about what you just learned and are summing it up
Answer:
This passage describes how the father was longing for his son to come meet him. He loved his some to the core and was waiting when he would come.
This passage also describes the love he has for his child and what he has suffered through his life just to raise him.
He hugged him and the words came straight out of his heart which meant that he truly loved him from the core of his heart.