What did richards do when he learned of brently mallard's death in order to forestall some less tender friend from announcing the tragedy?

He moves in front of Mr. Mallards so that his wife won’t see him.  It was too late and she dies upon seeing him.  People thought that she was overcome with joy that her husband is alive and her heart gave out.

including the octave, the answer would 8 notes in a major scale with one note being played twice. ex) c major scale includes: c, d, e, f, g, a, b, c

notice that c is played twice

however, if you were to ask me how many different notes are in a major scale- the answer would be 7.