Read this excerpt from little women. "she blushed with pleasure, but somehow the compliment did not satisfy her like the blunt praises he used to give her at home, when he promenaded round her on festival occasions and told her she was 'altogether jolly', with a hearty smile and an approving pat on the head. she didn't like the new tone, for though not blase, it sounded indifferent in spite of the look."
which of the following sentences uses a word similar to the word indifferent in the excerpt? if she hadn’t felt such disdain for his terrible jokes, she wouldn’t have left the meeting as early as she did. she was disgusted by his arrogance. he was so enthralled with her he asked her to meet him for coffee the very next day. she expressed no interest in him even though her colleagues indicated a high regard for his accomplishments.

Reread this portion of the excerpted text from common sense. men of passive tempers look somewhat lightly over the offenses of britain, and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, come, we shall be friends again for all this. but examine the passions and feelings of mankind. bring the doctrine of reconciliation to the touchstone of nature, and then tell me, whether you can hereafter love, honor, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land? if you cannot do all these, then are you only deceiving yourselves, and by your delay bringing ruin upon posterity. your future connection with britain, whom you can neither love nor honor, will be forced and unnatural, and being formed only on the plan of present convenience, will in a little time fall into a relapse more wretched than the first. what key concept about the relationship between an abusive government and its citizens does paine want readers to understand? use evidence from the text to support your response. your response should be one to two complete paragraphs.