He listened quietly, staring off into space, and I assumed he was collecting his thoughts for an answer, but a few minutes later he cleared his throat and shook his head. That, he explained apologetically,
was outside his area of
specialization. His interest was in interest rates, and he hadn't given military
economics much thought. He suggested I see Dr Wessey, who once did a paper on War Trade
Agreements during World War II. He might be able to help me. Before I could say anything else, he
grabbed my hand and shook it. He had been glad to meet me, but there were some notes he had to
assemble for a lecture. And then he was gone.

Revise the first sentence into a sentence that "tells" instead of "shows."

Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.