Sir Giles’s irritating reserve, not even excused by a word of apology, reached the limits of his endurance. He respectfully protested. "I regret to find, sir," he said,"that I have lost my place in my employer’s estimation. The man to whom you confide the superintendence of your clerks and the transaction of your business has,I venture to think, some claim (under the present circumstances) to be trusted." The banker was now offended on his side."I readily admit your claim," he answered, "when you are sitting at your desk in my office. But, even in these days of strikes, co-operations, and bank holidays, an employer has one privilege lefthe has not ceased to be a Man, and he has not forfeited a mans right to keep his own secrets. I fail to see anything in my conduct which has given you just reason to complain."Dennis, rebuked, made his bow in silence, and withdrew.Did these acts of humility mean that he submitted? They meant exactly the contrary. He had made up his mind that Sir Giles Mountjoys motives should, sooner or later, cease to be mysteries to Sir Giles Mountjoys clerk.In context, the words "irritating reserve" in first paragraph is best represented by the word
Sir Giles’s irritating reserve, not even excused by a word of apology, reached the limits of his endurance. He respectfully protested. "I regret to find, sir," he said,"that I have lost my place in my employer’s estimation. The man to whom you confide the superintendence of your clerks and the transaction of your business has,I venture to think, some claim (under the present circumstances) to be trusted." The banker was now offended on his side."I readily admit your claim," he answered, "when you are sitting at your desk in my office. But, even in these days of strikes, co-operations, and bank holidays, an employer has one privilege lefthe has not ceased to be a Man, and he has not forfeited a mans right to keep his own secrets. I fail to see anything in my conduct which has given you just reason to complain."Dennis, rebuked, made his bow in silence, and withdrew.Did these acts of humility mean that he submitted? They meant exactly the contrary. He had made up his mind that Sir Giles Mountjoys motives should, sooner or later, cease to be mysteries to Sir Giles Mountjoys clerk.Which selection best describes the overall feeling expressed by Sir Giles in 2nd paragraph?
Sir Giles’s irritating reserve, not even excused by a word of apology, reached the limits of his endurance. He respectfully protested. "I regret to find, sir," he said,"that I have lost my place in my employer’s estimation. The man to whom you confide the superintendence of your clerks and the transaction of your business has,I venture to think, some claim (under the present circumstances) to be trusted." The banker was now offended on his side."I readily admit your claim," he answered, "when you are sitting at your desk in my office. But, even in these days of strikes, co-operations, and bank holidays, an employer has one privilege lefthe has not ceased to be a Man, and he has not forfeited a mans right to keep his own secrets. I fail to see anything in my conduct which has given you just reason to complain."Dennis, rebuked, made his bow in silence, and withdrew.Did these acts of humility mean that he submitted? They meant exactly the contrary. He had made up his mind that Sir Giles Mountjoys motives should, sooner or later, cease to be mysteries to Sir Giles Mountjoys clerk.In context, the word "rebuked" is best represented by
Sir Giles’s irritating reserve, not even excused by a word of apology, reached the limits of his endurance. He respectfully protested. "I regret to find, sir," he said,"that I have lost my place in my employer’s estimation. The man to whom you confide the superintendence of your clerks and the transaction of your business has,I venture to think, some claim (under the present circumstances) to be trusted." The banker was now offended on his side."I readily admit your claim," he answered, "when you are sitting at your desk in my office. But, even in these days of strikes, co-operations, and bank holidays, an employer has one privilege lefthe has not ceased to be a Man, and he has not forfeited a mans right to keep his own secrets. I fail to see anything in my conduct which has given you just reason to complain."Dennis, rebuked, made his bow in silence, and withdrew.Did these acts of humility mean that he submitted? They meant exactly the contrary. He had made up his mind that Sir Giles Mountjoys motives should, sooner or later, cease to be mysteries to Sir Giles Mountjoys clerk.Which selection identifies the device exemplified with "Did these acts of humility mean that he submitted?" last paragraph?
The spring is fairly with us now. Outside my laboratory window the great chestnut-tree is all covered with the big, glutinous, gummy buds, some of which have already begun to break into little green shuttlecocks. As you walk down the lanes you are conscious of the rich, silent forces of nature working all around you. The wet earth smells fruitful and luscious. Green shoots are peeping out everywhere. The twigs are stiff with their sap; and the moist, heavy English air is laden with a faintly resinous perfume. Buds in the hedges, lambs beneath themeverywhere the work of reproduction going forward!I can see it without, and I can feel it within. We also have our spring when the little arterioles dilate, the lymph flows in a brisker stream, the glands work harder, winnowing and straining. Every year nature readjusts the whole machine. I can feel the ferment in my blood at this very moment, and as the cool sunshine pours through my window I could dance about in it like a gnat. So I should, only that Charles Sadler would rush upstairs to know what the matter was. Besides, I must remember that I am Professor Gilroy. An old professor may afford to be natural, but when fortune has given one of the first chairs in the university to a man of four- and-thirty he must try and act the part consistently.In context, the word "glutinous" most nearly means?
When Rob became interested in electricity, his clear-headed father considered the boys fancy to be instructive as well as amusing; so he heartily encouraged his son, and Rob never lacked batteries, motors, or supplies of any sort that his experiments might require.He fitted up the little back room in the attic as his workshop, and from thence, a network of wires soon ran throughout the house. Not only had every outside door its electric bell, but every window was fitted with a burglar alarm; moreover, no one could cross the threshold of any interior room without registering the fact inRobs work- shop. The gas was lighted by an electric fob; a chime, connected with an erratic clock in the boys room, woke the servants at all hours of the night and caused the cook to give warning; a bell rang whenever the postman dropped a letter into the box; there were bells, bells, bells everywhere, ringing at the right time, the wrong time and all the time. And there were telephones in the different rooms, too, through which Rob could call up the different members of the family just when they did not wish to be disturbed.His mother and sisters soon came to vote the boys scientific craze a nuisance; but his father was delighted with these evidences of Robs skill as an electrician and insisted that he be allowed perfect freedom in carrying out his ideas.Which is the best selection describing the social commentary inferred in the passage?
