At the beginning of the story he felt confused and scared. He was trying to figure out if it was all a dream or if it was real. He asked his mother and found out it was not a dream. And when he found it it was true he thanked his mother.
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In his speech at the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry says that keeping his opinions to himself during such a crisis would be akin to COWARDICE and TREASON.