what is a fact?
We never can tell what a day or an hour may bring forth.
who should the reader moralise this on?
him--or herself
Did Jack know what was to happen?
no
what if he did?
would have been a wiser man
where did Jack leave?
his farm
why?
tired of solitude
where did he go?
society
was it kind?
yes
was he alone often before?
yes
what would he do when alone?
mutter his thoughts aloud.
what were in the vats?
fish in pickle
were they large?
yes
how big?
six feet in diameter
who was there?
Jack
was he with the party?
no
who was he with then?
alone
what was the party doing?
attending to their work
where?
the nets
how many minds did he feel were worth cultivating?
two or three
were they educated?
no