Which quotation from the "The Interlopers" indicates that von Gradwitz and Znaeym are willing to put their hatred for each other behind them?

A) "'We have quarrelled like devils all our lives over this stupid strip of forest, ... '"

B) "And as he stepped round the trunk of a huge beech he came face to face with the man he sought."

C) "'The same to you, Georg Znaeym, forest-thief, game-snatcher.'"

D) "'How the whole region would stare and gabble if we rode into the market-square together.'"

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Ramon

4 March, 07:24

Which quotation from the "The Interlopers" indicates that von Gradwitz and Znaeym are willing to put their hatred for each other behind them?

A) "'We have quarrelled like devils all our lives over this stupid strip of forest, ... '"

B) "And as he stepped round the trunk of a huge beech he came face to face with the man he sought."

C) "'The same to you, Georg Znaeym, forest-thief, game-snatcher.'"

D) "'How the whole region would stare and gabble if we rode into the market-square together.'"

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Gavin · Answer 1

The correct answer is A. This statement shows that they have acknowledged the fight, but is also referring to it in past tense by saying "have quarreled." He also refers to the strip of forest as "stupid," despite spending most of his life trying to maintain ownership of it.