What is the tone of the final paragraph (tone is communicated in images and individual words--look to those for clues to tone). If the final paragraph is some kind of foreshadowing, what do you thinks is being foreshadowed? Generally speaking, what do you think may happen in the plot? Focus your prediction on the three main characters. At least one page.

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.