The shopkeeper wants the farmer to use his coat to clean up the mess right away. What
does the farmer think about this?
O He thinks it will save time because he won't have to
go get rags and a mop.
O He thinks he should do anything the shopkeeper
asks him to do.
0 The farmer does not like the idea at all.
He thinks his coat is too small to clean up the
mess.

Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.