Jimmy's return to his room above Mike's café is an important plot point in the story. One of the things we learn is that there is a button belonging to Ben Price on the floor. Why does O. Henry choose to include this detail? O. Henry wants to suggest Ben Price's appearance later in the narrative.
O. Henry wants to remind us to make sure our buttons are sewn on tightly.
O. Henry wants to point out that Mike needs to do a better job of sweeping his café.
O. Henry wants to demonstrate that Mike is observant.

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"alice wondered a little at this,but she was too much in awe of the queen to disbelieve it".what is the effect of the author's word choice in this sentence?

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.