What does henry think is behind what bill tells him about feeding the dogs? the story one dog down

Which two parts of this excerpt from authur conan doyle's " the contest " show policies lack of knowledge about the rules and restrictions of his society

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Astaff meeting is called at a large company. the main speaker at the meeting is an outside consultant who will be speaking about safety in the workplace. what kind of audience will the staff most likely be?