Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
as soon as she felt a little calmer, she murmured: "bring him here and let me see if you love him."
he went and got the child. he placed him gently on the bed between them, and the little one stopped crying. she murmured: "don't move any more! " and he was quiet. and he stayed there, holding in his burning hand this other hand shaking in the chill of death, just as, a while ago, he had been holding a hand trembling with love. from time to time he would cast a quick glance at the clock, which marked midnight, then one o'clock, then two.
in this excerpt from "a wedding gift," maupassant uses to develop characters. select all that apply.
vivid description
direct characterization
indirect characterization
revealing dialogue
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He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.

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