Edgar Allan Poe
7) Keeping these impressions in view, I was cautious in what I said before the young lady; for I could not be sure that she was
sane; and, in fact, there was a certain restless brilliancy about her eyes which half led me to imagine she was not. I confined my
remarks, therefore, to general topics, and to such as I thought would not be displeasing or exciting even to a lunatic. She replied
in a perfectly rational manner to all that I said; and even her original observations were marked with the soundest good sense,
but a long acquaintance with the metaphysics of mania, had taught me to put no faith in such evidence of sanity, and I continued
to practice, throughout the interview, the caution with which I commenced it.
Which sentence would be the MOST concise wording for the selected sentence without changing its meaning? It is an excerpt from
paragraph 7.
I did not remark on anything, not even general topics, for fear of revealing
my true purpose for being here.
I limited my conversation to general things, like the weather, so as not to
arouse or upset even a person with mental problems.
I was not a very exciting conversationalist, so I kept my remarks to only
general topics that she brought up, even crazy ideas.
While it may have been more interesting to talk about more in-depth
topics, I confined myself to discussing only that which pleases or excites
mentally unstable people.

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false

Which part of the story shows how kiara and tanya's differences affect their friendship? kiara and tanya were the best of friends. when they were 10 years old, they always went everywhere together. all their friends knew that if they found one of them, they would find the other. anyone who didn't know them thought that they were twins because both kiara and tanya had long, silky red hair and pale complexions. they were even similar in height and build. they were more like sisters than friends. but as similar as they were in appearance, they were just as different when it came to their personalities. this difference didn't affect their friendship, at least not for a long time. kiara always got out and participated in activities and competitions. tanya was happiest when reading a book at home. kiara was outgoing and talkative. tanya was quiet and shy. kiara was popular, and people were drawn to her because of her ability to make quick friends. tanya hardly had any friends besides kiara. as they grew older, kiara managed to make a large group of friends. tanya, on the other hand, still remained shy and reserved. this difference in their personalities eventually caused a rift between the two friends. tanya would refuse invitations to parties and movies that kiara invited her to. she just didn't want to hang out with people she didn't know that well. kiara couldn't understand why. she thought tanya disliked her friends. eventually, kiara and tanya both realized that they had outgrown one another. they still remained friends, but they were not as close as they once had been.

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