Decline and respectfully decline.
Answer:
Stay Away and Forget
Explanation:
This is hope-despair situation. Since Jason has no legal agreement with the builder who is not obliged to go ahead with plan the anger of Jason is not justified. I would tell Jason to just stay away from such dreamy thoughts outcome of which is based on other man's plan and projects. Jason should also not do any more small investment in his house just with the hope of builder's plan. There is a suggestion if Jason could motivate the builder to go ahead with his earlier plan, but if he thinks he ma not able to do it he should forget it like a momentary dream of hope and despair.
Mrs. Flowers says that Marguerite must understand that people come from different life circumstances. She must be tolerant of ignorance and understanding of illiteracy. She explains that some of the greatest thinkers and humanitarians in history never opened a book.
I think the best word to describe this sentence would be toot.
