When the men see figures in the distance, who do they think it is?
In the story the interlopers

wo Exhibitions Respond to Art in the Age of Anxiety and Distance ... His show, “Untitled Anxious Red Drawings,” revisits his “Anxious Men” figures ... We are at a time in the world where I think we can actually say we are seeing ... To have somebody see you in the act of making something,

Explanation:

they think the figures are men coming to save them, but they turn out to be wolves

i don't know exactly what it's asking, but either one of these pairs would

her; him

edith; sam

hope this ya

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.