Mrs. Van Daan. Mr. Frank said they'd be here at seven o'clock. He said . . . Mr. Van Daan. They have two miles to walk. You can't expect . . .

Mrs. Van Daan. They've been picked up. That's what's happened. They've been taken . . .

Mrs. Van Daan is worried that the Franks have not yet arrived because she believes

they may have been captured and sent away.
they may have been discovered by their neighbors.
they may not have been able to make the long walk.
they may not know where the hiding place is.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.

i am not sure if this is the correct story but i think the answerr is when twain's confidence when he asked twin a question

explanation:

the purpose in this excerpt is that you should never do things like that because according to the bible, if you have more than one wife it's wrong and a huge sin. i hope this .