Read these sentences from George Pope Morris's "The Little Frenchman and His Water Lots": How much real comfort every one might enjoy if he would be contented with the lot in which heaven has cast him, and how much trouble would be avoided if people would only "let well alone." Which element of this text suggests that the events happened long ago? Advice about troubles Details about the heavens Word choice and word order Use of the words "he" and "him"