English, 05.02.2021 22:50, jdodger5165

Read the selection below from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift and answer the question that follows. The emperor of Blefuscu, having taken three days to consult, returned an answer consisting of many civilities and
excuses. He said that, as for sending me bound, although I had deprived him of his fleet, yet he owed great
obligations to me for many good offices I had done him in making peace.
The passage above describes an interaction between Gulliver and the emperor of Blefuscu. Which of the
following excerpts indicates that the emperor of Blefuscu has recognized the needs and feelings of Gulliver?
I. "The emperor of Blefuscu”
II. "returned an answer consisting of many civilities and excuses
III. "he owed great obligations to me for many good offices I had done him"

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