<u>Answer:</u>
<em>The second statement in the given excerpt illustrates that Nicki is a round character. </em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
This is because she is feeling the footsteps of the thugs and also is able to think about their behaviour or character. She can compare their characteristics with the sacks of sugar because it can be bought and sold. She is not indulging into deep thinking by stopping in the woods. Rather she knows and thinks while moving forward and figuring out what to do.
They are trying to persuade people into not talking about the war plans. Sowing a man listening in on a conversation and making it seem to be a really bad idea, but not telling people they have to or making any argument.<span />
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Zeus sends Hermes the messenger god to convince Calypso to release Odysseus