(from "The Eclipse," by James Fenimore Cooper, 1836) The eclipse of the sun, which you have requested me to describe, occurred in the summer of 1806, on Monday, the 16th of June. Its greatest depth of shadow fell upon the American continent, somewhere about the latitude of 42 deg. I was then on a visit to my parents, at the home of my family, among the Highlands of Otsego, in that part of the country where the eclipse was most impressive. My recollections of the great event, and the incidents of the day, are as vivid as if they had occurred but yesterday.

Which is most likely to happen next?

The author will describe his interesting birth.
The author will tell the story of the eclipse.
The author will explain why an eclipse happens.
The author will ask how the other person is doing.