Read the following passage from "The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband." Mrs. Tall stayed in all the next day but went out alone after dark, unaware that thought the light in the gatehouse was out the tailor's wife was watching her from the window. She trailed her out of the gate and past two crossroads till Mrs. Tall stopped to knock softly on a gate. The tailor's wife ducked behind a telegraph pole and waited, holding her breath, as if to pounce on a rabbit when it popped out of its burrow. The gate creaked open. An old woman led out a child. "All over, is it?" she asked. Mrs. Tall's answer was inaudible. "He's had his supper and a sleep," the old woman said. "Take him home quickly now." The tailor's wife realized that this was the woman who minded their little boy. Her excitement died down as Mrs. Tall turned back to lead her son home. All was silence apart from the sound of their footsteps. The tailor's wife stood motionless behind the telegraph pole till they had gone, then scurried home herself. Which word best describes the tailor's wife? (1 point) Responses eager eager judgmental judgmental meddlesome meddlesome pesky pesky Skip to navigation
