How is there an element of contrast being used by the author? To restate: What opposite elements seem to be working against each other in this section?

i don't know exactly what it's asking, but either one of these pairs would

her; him

edith; sam

hope this ya

ok if it wasn't the hans one it was probably c or he thought the mountain was collapsing on them.

evertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable.

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