Who says the following and why?

"i'll bed down there by the dark hull tonight,
at dawn push off for the proud cauconians.
those people owe me a debt long overdue,
and no mean sum, believe me." *

a). telemachus is politely declining nestor's invitation.

b). athena is directing telemachus to stay with nestor.

c). nestor is explaining why he is leaving the feast.

d). telemachus is preparing to depart to sparta by sea.

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference. the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to

What is the best prediction of the meaning of thrilling based on the context clues?

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death