'well, i rather thought of tottering out for a bite of lunch later on, and then possibly staggering round to the club, and after that, if i felt strong enough, i might trickle off to walton heath for a round of golf.'
'i am not interested in your totterings and tricklings. i mean, have you any important engagements in the next week or so? '

what does bertie mean when he uses "totter" and "trickle"?
bertie means to show that he's bored with life.

bertie means to show that he's irritated by agatha.

bertie means to show that he's a man of leisure.

bertie means to show that he's a serious person.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?