SkepticalSkeptical is the answer to this question but I need 20 letters
Answer:
1Tragic flaw
Explanation:
I hope. I looked it up and that's what it said.
The answer is "He was bad enough in all conscience, but the Devil himself could not temp him to turn slave-trader. Satirical is a synonym for sarcastic. So when the Author says that Tom Walker could not be tempted by the Devil he does not literally mean "The Devil" but he means that he is too morally upright to become a slave-trader.
The tone in this passage is very formal and D) Professional, because it uses the words like benevolent and Congress, and Government.
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