The Interlopers
interlopers
Which of the following quotes best supports the theme of the story?
a
“the dispossessed party had never acquiesced in the judgment of the Courts, and a long series of poaching affrays and similar scandals had embittered the relationships between the families for three generations.” (Paragraph 2)
b
“‘Lying here to-night thinking I’ve come to think we’ve been rather fools; there are better things in life than getting the better of a boundary dispute.’” (Paragraph 19)
c
“And before the moment of hesitation had given way to action a deed of Nature’s own violence overwhelmed them both.” (Paragraph 4)
d
“‘When my men come to release us you will wish, perhaps, that you were in a better plight than caught poaching on a neighbor’s land, shame on you.’”(Paragraph 8