Answer: “He looked round, but could see nothing but a crow winging its solitary flight across the mountain“
“ when he heard the same cry ring through the still evening air: “Rip Van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle!””
“ and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back”
Explanation: all of these sentences give you a brief description of where and when this is happening.
Answer:
The friends were extraordinarily loyal to each other.
Explanation:
The allusion to the Three Musketeers is meant to compare that to their friendship. The story of the Three Musketeers is centered around the loyal and inseperable friendship of the musketeers
