Which theme of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is expressed in this excerpt from the story? "Were there gipsies in the plantation at the time?"

"Yes, there are nearly always some there."

"Ah, and what did you gather from this allusion to a band-a speckled band?"

"Sometimes I have thought that it was merely the wild talk of delirium, sometimes that it may have referred to some be

perhaps to these very sipsies in the plantation. I do not know whether the spotted handkerchiefs which so many of the

their heads might have suggested the strange adjective which she used."

Holmes shook his head like a man who is far from being satisfied,

O A. the importance of proof and logic

OB. the dangers of jumping to conclusions

OC. good versus evil

OD, England's fascination with the East

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

ma”am had a granddaughter who lived a couple blocks away from her school who later on then met friends

a omg *hides wit stranger*