The excerpt is from Lillian Hellman's play, <em>The Little Foxes</em>. Among the themes of loyalty, honor and greed, the play focuses on the struggle for the family business. We can observe it in the given dialogue. The context is based on some business issue. Therefore, the correct answer is the economics.
It was either the third statement or the last one that I would have chosen. I believe "we laughed at the dog with the shaggy fur who was catching the ball" would be the best, however.
1. won't she?
2. did they?
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