The prevalent tone that this sentence conveys is sadness. The verb 'plodded' suggests exhaustion, 'dragging' implies hopelessness and 'empty night' could be a metaphor for their current perspective of their souls.
The infinitive is 'to bring'. In ,the other 'to the party',to is a preposition
Answer: the first option
“And the Eldest Magician said, ‘How wise are little children who see and are silent! What was the beast like?’ And the little girl-daughter said, ‘He was round and he was flat; and his eyes grew upon stalks; and he walked sideways like this; and he was covered with strong armour upon his back.’” “And the Eldest Magician said, ‘How wise are little children who speak truth! Now I know where Pau Amma went. Give me the paddle!’”
Explanation:
this is the moral / lesson of the story
<span>Washington Irving's stories can best be categorized as Romantic fiction. He is famous for his supernatural occurrences in the stories such as Rip Wan Winkle or the Legend of the Sleepy Hollow, which have inspired numerous other authors such as Hawthorne and Melville.</span>