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It was very low inside the house, and so dim, with the closed blinds, that they could scarcely see one another;
Her father standing decorously apart with his hat on his forearm, as at funerals; a woman rested in a deep arm-chair, and the woman who had let the strangers in stood behind the chair.
<em>Editha</em>, by William Dean Howells, is an antiwar story published in 1905. Its characters are people who greatly value custom and ritual, even when it is objectively inconvenient or awkward for them to do so.
The two chosen lines exemplify that character trait. In the first sentence, the house has the blinds closed, as was common for houses where the family had recently experienced a loss or a tragedy. This rule is followed, even though it meant that the characters were barely able to see each other.
The second sentence has a similar example, as Edith's father stands at a distance and with his hat in his hands. We are told this is the way it is done at funerals, which is consistent with the previous sentence and with the character's personality traits.
The hike to Castle Rock is stressful, but once Ralph and Jack scout it and determine there is no Beast, the remaining boys begin to distract and entertain themselves by pushing a large rock off the cliff into the water, foreshadowing the future use of that strategy to "defend" themselves.
I believe it is B. The illustration shows what Hannah is daydreaming about.
What should follow the salutation of a friendly letter?
A) a colon
B) a period
C) a semicolon
<h3>D) a comma </h3>
