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“‘Perhaps,’ says I to myself, ‘it has not yet been discovered that the wolves have borne away the tender lambkin from the fold. Heaven help the wolves!’
Sam,’ says he, ‘What’s two hundred and fifty dollars, after all? We’ve got the money. One more night of this kid will send me to a bed in Bedlam.
“Bill and me figured that Ebenezer would melt down for a ransom of two thousand dollars to a cent.”
‘Enough,’ says Bill. ‘In ten minutes I shall cross the central, Southern and Middle Western States, and be legging it trippingly for the Canadian border.
Answer:
“Bill and me figured that Ebenezer would melt down for a ransom of two thousand dollars to a cent.”
Explanation:
The option selected in the above, presents a case of situational irony, which occurs when something happens differently from what was expected. The excerpt shown above shows that the narrator believes that Ebenezer would "melt" for a ransom of two thousand dollars to a penny, however, this is not what happens when Ebenezer finds out about the ransom value, as he acts with a certain sadness .
"The Ransom of Red Cheif '' tells the story of a pair of friends who kidnap the son of a very wealthy man. They hope that a reward will be offered for the delivery of the child. This way, when returning the child and receiving the ransom, they will become rich. However, the two friends are very stressed by the child who is spoiled, noisy and hyperactive. This causes men to despise the ransom and pay the boy's father to get him back.
