2.) Idiom
3.) The author’s use of language indicates the person is cheerful.
Think of the idiom “on cloud nine”, which is similar to this one, both meaning a person is delighted
It's 'in those days'.. specifying those days as in the past.
Pretty sure it's the First and Third sentence.
The tone of the story "Talk" by Harold Courlander and George Herzog is humorous.
