Read the excerpt from the dark game. british government leaders didn't present the zimmermann telegram to wilson for a few weeks. hall reminded them that outrage was growing in america over germany's announcement late in the day of january 31 that the german navy would resume unrestricted submarine warfare. in fact, that policy provoked the u. s. government to cut diplomatic relations with germany in february. which can be inferred from the information in the excerpt?

That rolled gracefully toward the shore

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam.the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence

One conclusion that a reader might draw from the excerpt from "there's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella" is that the man with the umbrella is persistent in his mission. provide two details from the text to support this conclusion.