"and so i was glad when charley, another veteran, arrived toward the edge of the evening, and nestled up to henry to hear the letter read, and talked over the preparations for the welcome. charley fetched out one hearty speech after another, and did his best to drive away his friend's bodings and apprehensions." which sentence best summarizes this colorful description? a. "charley, an old friend, sat by henry and listened to the letter, which henry avoid any fears he might have." b. "charley arrived in time to hear henry read the letter from his wife, discuss party plans, and talk about old times." c. "old charley arrived about twilight to listen to henry read the letter, to discuss the party, and to keep his friend from worrying." d. "henry greeted charley, a veteran, in the evening and read the letter to him, and afterwards they discussed the welcome home party."

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."