"in the past" makes the most sense here :)
Answer:
all I know is that simile is 4
C. The cyclists had ridden from one end of the island to the other.
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A.) The white "Christian" slavers were brutal and barbaric.
Mark Twain wants to add religious overtones (b)
Because St. Bernard is a dog but has a slightly religious name and a Presbyterian is a dog but also a British church.
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