Read this excerpt from “the monkey’s paw” by w. w. jacobs. which lines reflect the theme that men must never go against fate? pick which sentence.
he took something out of his pocket and proffered it. mrs. white drew back with a grimace, but her son, taking it, examined it curiously.
"and what is there special about it? " inquired mr. white as he took it from his son, and having examined it, placed it upon the table.
"it had a spell put on it by an old fakir," said the sargeant-major, "a very holy man. he wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.