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Question
Was Bob hopeful of his friend’s arrival? How do you know?
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Solution
Bob was really hopeful of his friend’s arrival. He told the patrolman that he would wait for his best chum for another half an hour. He added that Jimmy would meet him there if he were alive for he was always the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.
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