I’m not sure if I should even answer but isn’t it “a single, slender object.”
There are, however, many advantages for the inhabitant of this strip. He does not require to ... brings some dainties with him, or privately pays the steward for extra rations, ... devoted to each other, with a pleasant story of how they had first seen each ... The children found each other out like dogs, and ran about the decks.
The correct answer would be C. Randomly follows others. This is because in the novel the gang has decided that T has better ideas or at least more interesting ones. They are intrigued by the prospect of blowing up the house and are eager to become T's followers, instead of Blackie's. To be fickle means to easily change loyalties.
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Having good judgement; very smart
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