That's cute but eggnog is nasty, I said what I said
I believe the correct answer is a duel between Laertes and Hamlet.
Laertes had many reasons to want to kill Hamlet, the most important of which are the facts that Hamlet killed Polonius, Laertes' father, and indirectly led to Ophelia, Laertes' sister, committing suicide. So the excerpt above talks about their future duel in which Hamlet says he would kill Laertes in only three hits.
I believe it’s 4 that’s my best guess
I’m a little confused what exactly is your question?
Shirley Jackson is known for her short stories (The Lottery being the most famous one). She uses various literary techniques such as symbolism (in the characters names, names of places, titles etc), foreshadowing (a hint on the future events), dramatic irony (like making the lottery something negative), <span>denouement (where everything comes together for the culmination). </span>