They used to set up a little camp area where the people would stay and then they would try to convert people from whatever religion they were to become their religion. The priests would usually give speeches and they had people tell others about the speech.
Answer:
I hope in the future, though I have my doubts, he will me forthright with such matters.
Explanation:
There are two commas because they represent breaks in the sentence. These are needed because, the part of the sentence "though I have my doubts" is basically a side comment. So, you add commas to show that.
Since you didn't provide the excerpt, I am going to assume that the answer you need is 'hearken'.
Unclear, confusing. Because the last half doesn't make sense
First, it signals the end of Bill and Mary's attempt at conversation, startling Mary into the present.
If the lights symbolize truth or revelation, then their sudden brightness represents the irrefutable passage of time and the impossibility of ever recovering or re-doing the past. That the lights run "the whole length of Fifth Avenue" further emphasizes the completeness of this truth; there is no way to escape the passage of time.
It's worth noting that the lights turn on right after Bill says, "You ought to see my kids" and grins. It's a surprisingly unguarded moment, and it's the only expression of genuine warmth in the story. It's possible that his and Mary's children might represent those lights, being the brilliant chains that link the past with an ever-hopeful future.
