What is the best sentence to add to the seventh paragraph to provide supporting evidence for the claim that xeriscaping can benefit the city?

What is the best way to combine these sentences?

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." again rainsford lifted the heavy knocker, and let it fall. the door opened then, opened as suddenly as if it were on a spring, and rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light that poured out. the first thing rainsford's eyes discerned was the largest man rainsford had ever seen—a gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist. in his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver, and he was pointing it straight at rainsford's heart. the details of this excerpt show that rainsford sees ivan as a(n) individual.

When a mother loses her child, she's — highly agitated from strong emotion. a scene is if there's lots of action with little order.