Ihadn't heard about that. they were burying fever victims every day?
"how many have died, mr. carris? " i asked.
the first-person narration is meant to readers understand that
mattie trusts mr. carris.
mattie is unaware of the extent of the problem.
o mr. carris is responsible for burying the dead.
o mr. carris reads the newspaper.

How does the poem "the lady of shalott" by alfred, lord tennyson convey the position of victorian women? a curse is on her if she stay to look down to camelot. she knows not what the curse may be, and so she weaveth steadily, and little other care hath she, the lady of shalott. and moving thro' a mirror clear that hangs before her all the year, shadows of the world appear. there she sees the highway near winding down to camelot: there the river eddy whirls, and there the surly village churls, and the red cloaks of market girls, pass onward from shalott. a. most victorian women were restricted to their homes. b. victorian women were confined to domestic duties. c. most victorian women worked hard but were often bored. d. victorian women employed themselves by weaving.