Answer:
- “To me, who knew his every mood and habit, his attitude and manner told their own story. He was at work again.” (paragraph 1)
- “His manner was not effusive. It seldom was; but he was glad, I think, to see me.” (paragraph 2)
Explanation:
The two lines above show that Watson had become an expert in studying Holmes. In the first, Watson himself, admits that he knows every mood and habit of Holmes and how they told their own stories. He was able to deduce from them that Holmes was working again.
In the second line, Watson was able to deduce that Holmes was glad to see him even though his manner was not revealing this.
Jim and Della love each other
The theme of the story is that you need to take time and effort on doing things right because soon it will pay off. When we do something, we need to consider the effects of our decision on the future. Some pigs compromised on time and the materials of their houses hence the quality and their safety were also compromised.
It's D your choice as commas, split an explanation while the conjunction 'but' links two sentences. No need to separate them by using a semicolon.