What is the Prince's motivation for insisting that the Swallow pluck out his sapphire eyes? A So he can give the jewels to needy people in the city.
B So the Swallow can afford to pay for a ship to take him to Egypt.
C So he no longer has to see the misery in the city.
D So the Swallow can give them to his beloved Reed.

onto a large boat, and mark the water level that the boat sinks to. then, take the elephant out and put a bunch of marked weights onto the boat until it reaches the same water level. add up the masses of the weights to get the weight of the elephant.

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."

i believe it is the first option, having taken lessons