Then her conscience reproached her, and she yearned to say something kind and loving; but she judged that this would be construed into a confession that she had been in the wrong, and discipline forbade that. so she kept silence, and went about her affairs with a troubled heart. tom sulked in a corner and exalted his woes. he knew that in her heart his aunt was on her knees to him, and he was morosely gratified by the consciousness of it. he would hang out no signals, he would take notice of none. he knew that a yearning glance fell upon him, now and then, through a film of tears, but he refus

Tom's aunt is crying and looking at him hopefully.

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According to a different source, the complete question and options are:

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He would hang out no signals, he would take notice of none. He knew that a yearning glance fell upon him, now and then, through a film of tears, but he refused recognition of it.

Based on the information about Tom's aunt provided in these lines from the excerpt, it is clear that

In these lines, we learn that Tom's aunt is sorry for having been so strict. However, her desire to be disciplined does not allow her to show how remorseful she is. On the other hand, Tom knows that she is sorry, and that she is looking at him with hope. However, he refuses to show that he understands these feelings and instead decides to continue sulking in order to increase her guilt.

the answer is the last one

in macbeth, banquo, who in real life had willing in the murder of king duncan, is portrayed as a loyal subject of the king himself. many analysts believe that shakespeare had done this in order to king james, who supposedly was a direct descendant of banquo himself.

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