B., “the bends” is known as decompression sickness that occurs in scuba divers when dissolved gasses come out of the solution in the bloodstream, forming gas bubbles in the circulation. this relates to the paragraph above.
The point of view that is revealed is that she is scared and is assuming that the minister's family is not going to like their christmas dinner and the way that their family act.
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Spare the rod and spoil the child.
