His message perplexed his mind to that degree that he was fain, several times, to take off his hat to scratch his head. Based on the context, fain most likely means which of the following?

On one hand, i aspire to an ivy league vocation: 1 professor of the sciences in higher education. 2 but like noble amphibians that thrive on land and in the stream, 3 i've got another world of which i like to gladly dream. 4 some say that it's abnormal; my affections are exclusive. 5 in science, they say, emotions are something quite elusive. 6 line 3 exemplifies which kind of figurative language? a) hyperbole b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) simile

Which of the following events of the story actual occurs first in the sequence of events

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