7lines 73 through 79 convey a central idea that
the traveler
(1) acknowledges his anger and frustration with
the circumstances
(2) regrets his decision to leave the boy alone
with the grandfather
(3) recognizes his connection and importance to
the boy
(4) questions his choice to seek assistance from
strangers

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion