1 point 8.Use the following to answer the question: "He had taken up a book from
the stall, and there he stood, reading away, as hard as if he were in his
elbow-chair, in his own study. "What does the author's uſe of "as if he were
in his elbow-chair, in his own study" tell you about the man?*
He was concentrating hard on his book.
O He had a dog at his feet.
He was falling asleep while reading