Story name is hearts and hands ; how did mr. easton and miss fairchild know each other in the past?

Which detail from the text best demonstrates the effect of totalitarianism on the animals? "progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed." "it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick." "they were always cold, and usually hungry as well." "for a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done."

Based on the context of each quote from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs, find the word that most closely matches thedenotation of the bolded word

Nthis poem by ruskin bond, what does the use of the word heart-beats suggest about the narrator's attitude toward life?