In "Thank You, M'am," how does Mrs. Jones show she trusts Roger? A) She makes him wash his face.
B) She makes sure neighbors keep their doors open.
C) She leaves her purse near him when she prepares food.
D) She tells him her full name.

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?