O The way that Father William responds in stanza 2
shows that
Father William
Father William was once an
athlete
by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
Father William likes to show off
"YOU are old, Father William," the young man
said.
"And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head-
Do you think, at your age, it is right?"
Father William doesn't take
himself too seriously
"In my youth," Father William replied to his
son,
"I feared it might injure the brain:
But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none.
Why, I do it again and again."
Father William takes foolish
chances with his health

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians