12345678910111213141516171819 Read the following excerpt, then select any inferences that you would make based on the text.

Hector and the Gambler's Gold Watch by Sharon Hart Addy
Hector stepped out of the blazing sunlight onto the shaded porch of the stagecoach station. The stagehands lounging nearby took no notice of him.

"Last week it was a lone rider," one of them was whispering."He made everyone empty their pockets and take off their boots and hats. He knows where people hide things."

Hector gripped the edge of his jacket to feel the money sewn inside the lining. It was all he had in the world. That and the letter from Uncle Jake.

What inferences can you make from the text?

It is very hot.
Hector is not afraid.
Hector is worried about losing his money.
Somebody has been robbing stagecoaches.
This story takes place in the present day.

source text: from the sketch here given it will be seen, that our good grandmothers differed considerably in their ideas of a fine figure, from their scantily dressed descendants of the present day. a fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball room. nor were they the less admired by the gentlemen in consequence thereof. on the contrary, the greatness of a lover's passion seemed to increase in proportion to the magnitude of its object—and a voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a low-dutch sonnetteer of the province, to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full blown cabbage. certain it is, that in those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen - - the reason of which i conclude to be, either that the hearts of the gentlemen have grown larger, or the persons of the ladies smaller — this however is a question for physiologists to determine. add punctuation to the following excerpt. writing under the name of diedrich knickerbocker washington irving aimed his potent satire at as diverse topics as political rivals such as thomas jefferson to the very ideal of looking back on the past affectionately: a fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball room. a voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a low-dutch sonnetteer of the province, to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full blown cabbage. in those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen

it would probably be inspector gadget cause he has a talking !

i mean who wouldnt want to have a talking

and all those cool things he could do!

hope this !

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