In shooting an elephant, in the second paragraph, what is suggested by the qualifiers "and secretly, of course" and "if you can catch him off duty"?

The quote 'and secretly, of course' means that when working for the government, you'll be watched and cannot feel guilty about doing any damage. The quote 'If you can catch him off duty' means you should do your job and don't help the other side.

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explanation:

shower, toothbrush, toasters, refrigerators,   and the lights

you use the lights to see and brighten a room. and with out them you cant see. you need a toothbrush to clean your teeth with out it stinky breath. shower to wash ya self and without it you stink. toaster to toast stuff without it nothing is toasted. and the refrigerator to keep stuff cold without it everything goes bad

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,