b. Like the time i got into an argument with my boss.
c. Looking over the fence.
d. Up all night long sick with a cold
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Part 1
Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye; something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face, but more often and loudly in the acts of his life. He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages; and though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.
"I incline to, Cain's heresy*," he used to say. "I let my brother go to the devil in his quaintly 'own way.'" In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of down-going men. And to such as these, so long as they came about his chambers, he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.
No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good-nature. It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. His friends were those of his own blood or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object. Hence, no doubt, the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town. It was a nut to crack for many, what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in common. It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull, and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend. For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief jewel of each week, and not only set aside occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.
*The biblical story of Cain and Abel is a story about two brothers who gave offerings to God. Abel’s offering was accepted by God, but Cain’s was not. Jealous, Cain killed his brother. When God asked Cain where Abel was, Cain said, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” By saying this, Cain implied that what his brother did was his own business. (Genesis 4:1-16)
What may the mention of the Cain and Abel story in the quote in the second paragraph foreshadow?
That Mr. Utterson will be involved in violence
That Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield are actually brothers
That this will be a story about Mr. Utterson's sin and forgiveness
That Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield are two parts of a trinity of characters
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Carlos del Castillo, Sr. Infrastructure Architect at Cell Signaling Technology (2000-present)
Answered January 27, 2019
I have a couple. I would say that this one is my favorite, I wrote back in 2015:
The first time I saw her, I actually didn’t even see her face. It was a little after 1 AM and I was on my way home from work. I decided to go down the beach way so I could see what the nightlife was like. I stepped into a pretty lively after-hours club, as I walked into the club I could see people dancing on the dance floor.
In the center, I could see this girl dancing with a beautiful head of hair. It caught my eye because it shimmered and glowed under the club’s pulsating lights.
I started towards her then remembered that I had classes first thing in the morning and that I really should be getting some sleep, so I reluctantly turned around and walked out of the club.
Three months later, I go into the same club ( I’ve been there several times since always hoping I’d see the girl with the gorgeous hair but never doing so) with my friends and are having drinks. A group of girls sit at the table next to us and my friends start chatting with them. After a few minutes, most of my friends are standing around their table. My friends convince most of the girls to go dancing with them. The rest of them surround the only girl at the table and I can hear them asking her to join the dancing and her polite rejections.
I walk over to the table and put my arms around two of my friends' shoulders and say:
“Come on gentlemen, let’s give the lady some breathing ….” And I finally see her, the shimmering hair girl! I get the guys to pursue other interests and start a conversation with her. We end up chatting until the club closes and we then go have breakfast.
We became fast friends and would go out to enjoy the summer nightlife from time to time. A couple of months later, we took our friendship to the next level and moved in together. About five months after we met, I asked her to marry me and a month later we were wed.
This coming year 2016, will be our twenty-third year together and four beautiful children ( most of whom are in college ) later, she remains the most gorgeous woman I have ever met. I love her more today than I thought I could ever love a person.
Hello. This question is related to "Plymouth Plantation"
Answer:
In chapter XI, Bradford begins to report only summaries of important events.
Explanation:
Before chapter XI, Bradford established a narrative where he organized all events in chronological order, however from chapter XI he changes the narration that no longer follows a chronological order, but establishes some specific summaries of events that are relevant to somehow, this way he can focus his reading on what is really important for the reader to know.