Answer:
The advent of the Telegraph.
Explanation:
The cost for an onionskin (thin) page was expensive! But a message by Telegraph was much cheaper and reliable.
<span>The word 'fish' is correct as both the singular AND the plural -- but ONLY IF you're describing two or more fish of the SAME species.
Use the word 'fishes' ONLY to refer or describe the plural of DIFFERENT species of fish (more than one species of fish). </span>
In Why, You Reckon the narrator and the other man don't hold Edward for ransom because they just were interested in the money he had.
I would say the motivation for not doing so was external since they were hungry and taking the time for holding Edward would have taken a lot of time.
