In the passages, the author gives a few details that develop the idea that establishing a colony at Roanoke was going to be difficult because of the Native Americans. The author says, "not all relations between the colonists and the Native Americans were friendly." He expands on this when he states, "some Native Americans were still angry about the colonists' presence and threatened to do battle." The Native Americans who did not want the English colony at Roanoke made it difficult to establish a colony.
Unlike the extravagance of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the 1948 London Games were a lean affair hosted by a city still recovering from World War II.
One likes a path they have chosen, but they doubt whether returning is OK.