How has the interaction between mercédès and fernand been affected by their cultural experience? their culture's rules of inheritance result in mercédès inheriting very little from her mother. their culture's customs about gender make mercédès have to spin flax and not to fish. their culture's rules about charity force mercédès to depend on fernand. their culture's marriage customs give fernand an excuse to pursue mercédès.

Read the excerpt from “strychnine in the soup,” in which mr. mulliner explains the ending of a mystery novel to a bar patron who is anxious to know the conclusion of the story. “the plumber forgot his snake and had to go back for it,” explained mr. mulliner. ‘‘i trust that this revelation will prove sedative.” “i feel a new man,” said the draught stout. “i’d have lain awake worrying about that murder all night.” explain how a student who did not know the meaning of sedative could infer its definition?