I think that it was because he admired what he saw as the strong rebelliousness of a pioneer woman.
Answer:
Maguire is an Irish surname from the Irish language Mag Uidhir, which is "son of Odhar" or "son of the dun or dark coloured one".
Explanation:
He was saying that despite being a famous Army Officer, General Corrigan was a man who never forgot where he came or the people he grew up with. Despite his honors and rank, he was still same kid the narrator knew from many years ago. That fact that he greeted him with such enthusiasm tells a lot about the man behind the rank.
Answer:
1. He felt bad that Roy was standing in the rain.
The feeling invoked by the author is to show the freedom of accepting of fate by the narrator.
Explanation:
The feelings described here are numerous in small amount of time. The feeling of the narrator is at first described to be strangely fearless.
This makes one think that there is something to fear which is why it has become fearless.
But then the author describes the feeling by the use of imagery and we understand that Phil is in fact drowning and these emotions are his understanding that he will now not survive at all.
There is no chance to survive so he accepts his fate and feels strangely free.
