Answer:
Bacchus granted Midas's wish for a golden touch......
Explanation:
Bacchus granted Midas's wish for a golden touch.
- Carter Druse -A. Filled with amazement and terror by this apparition of a horseman in the sky—half believing himself the chosen scribe of some new Apocalypse. Overcome by the intensity of his emotions; his legs failed him and he fell.
- the Federal Officer
-B. But no—there is a hope; he may have discovered nothing—perhaps he is but admiring the sublimity of the landscape. If permitted, he may turn and ride carelessly away in the direction whence he came.
- Carters Father -C. "Well, go, sir, and whatever may occur do what you conceive to be your duty. Virginia, to which you are a traitor, must get on without you. Should we both live to the end of the war, we will speak further of the matter."
Explanation:
(a) <u>Carter Druse</u> --A. Filled with amazement and terror by this apparition of a horseman in the sky—half believing himself the chosen scribe of some new Apocalypse. Overcome by the intensity of his emotions; his legs failed him and he fell.
(b) <u>The Federal Officer - </u>B. But no—there is a hope; he may have discovered nothing—perhaps he is but admiring the sublimity of the landscape. If permitted, he may turn and ride carelessly away in the direction whence he came.
(c<u>) Carters Father: </u>"Well, go, sir, and whatever may occur do what you conceive to be your duty. Virginia, to which you are a traitor, must get on without you. Should we both live to the end of the war, we will speak further of the matter."