Why does staples juxtapose seemingly formal language (such as “errant move,” “wee hours,” and “constitutional”) with informal expressions (such as “dicey”)?

answer: do

the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.

idk

explanation:

b. our party quickly made its way into the cave / but we failed to find our host [the cyclops] himself inside.

evertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable.

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