Which statement best describes a way in which jerome’s character develops over the course of the narrative?

  this riddles' answer is library.

  the "leaves" are a reference to the books' pages that the library contains; the branches are a network of libraries that connect multiple libraries' collections, resources, and items in a system of a common database, integrating them; the branches' organization are a useful management tool for coordinating the multiple collections many libraries have.

churchill's serious tone makes it seem as though he is giving bad news rather than rallying support.