Answer:
About to get beaten up
Explanation:
I see a sword and motion blur
Answer:
people can lose the ability to think for themselves
Explanation:
Since the beginning of the story, Constantia and Josephine, two daughters of the late colonel, show the inability to decide and think in certain circumstances. They choose not to talk about potential problems and possible solutions, so they rather choose to fight and discuss. Even if they are the responsible ones for their family after their father died, they lost the ability to make decisions and thinking for themselves.
Laura's attempt at trying to use an English idiom reveals that she is eager to try English phrases and expressions.
She says "There's no use trying to drink spilt milk," and even though her use of the idiom is incorrect (it should be - there's no use crying over spilt milk), she still really wants to try and better her English speaking skills, which is always quite commendable.
A staff meeting to introduce new employees would be an appropriate setting to use jargon. Jargon is language familiar to a certain profession and so in this case it will allow the new employee to recognize the jargon.
