5. What does the epigraph suggest about the time the girls will spend at
St. Lucy's? Cite specific words or phrases to support your responses.
6. Describe the tone of the epigraph. What words and phrases create this
tone?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?