[madame ratignolle] acceded to the suggestion of bouillon, which was grateful and acceptable. [robert lebrun] went himself to the kitchen, which was a building apart from the cottages and lying to the rear of the house. and he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty sèvres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer. *** madame lebrun went back to the machine, crimson with annoyance. victor was the younger son and brother—a tête montée [hot-headed], with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break. which best explains why the author included both of these scenes in the story? to develop a contrast between the two sons of madame lebrun to develop an understanding of the role of women during the time period to develop a contrast between madame ratignolle and madame lebrun to develop an understanding of the role of men during the time period

Historical fiction is concerned with depicting historical figures and events in a new light. in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest," which two sentences most clearly describe historical elements? policles sprang readily to his feet at the challenge, and the great company making way for him to pass, he found himself a minute later standing in his unkempt garb, with his frayed and weather-beaten harp in his hand, before the expectant crowd. he stood for a moment tightening a string here and slackening another there until his chords rang true. then, amid a murmur of laughter and jeers from the roman benches immediately before him, he began to sing. he had prepared no composition, but he had trained himself to improvise, singing out of his heart for the joy of the music. he told of the land of elis, beloved of jupiter, in which they were gathered that day, of the great bare mountain slopes, of the swift shadows of the clouds, of the winding blue river, of the keen air of the uplands, of the chill of the evenings, and the beauties of earth and sky. it was all simple and childlike, but it went to the hearts of the olympians, for it spoke of the land which they knew and loved. yet when he at last dropped his hand, few of them dared to applaud, and their feeble voices were drowned by a storm of hisses and groans from his opponents. he shrank back in horror from so unusual a reception, and in an instant his blue-clad rival was in his place. if he had sung badly before, his performance now was inconceivable. his screams, his grunts, his discords, and harsh jarring cacophonies were an outrage to the very name of music.