In Only Daughter, which of the following inferences about the author’s success is best supported in the excerpt? Question 4 options: a) She is thrilled that she is famous. b) The fact that her father likes her story means the most to her. c) She never stops trying to be the center of attention in her family. d) She makes certain that every family member reads her story.

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?