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Before the meeting could commence, the leader had to arrive first; however, due to the leader's great dislike of the other members, he was tempted to feign an illness.
The sentence I would choose is: "He was looking down at his outstretched hands as he talked". To me, it implies that he cannot look into the eyes of the person he is speaking to, as if he doesn't feel he is worthy.
Answer: "Hope is the Thing with Feathers"
Explanation: I remember learning it in Literature, it's a great poem. It's by Dickinson. This poem was ranked among the greatest poem in the English language
