Her mother is her final opponent because her mother had so much more power over her and she wanted to break free. Also because she imagined her mother to be her final.
Answer:
The children promised <em><u>to </u></em><em><u>be</u></em> back by mine.
There are 3 words i can think of that would work. Foil, Boil, Coil
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He was used to being made fun of.
We know this by him taking this reply in ‘with a sort of humble patience’. This means that he has experienced this kind of teasing - or even bullying before and he is used to it.