Question

Read the following stanza of this poem:

Meanwhile, his friend through alley and street

25 Wanders and watches, with eager ears,

Till in the silence around him he hears

The muster of men at the barrack door,

The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,

And the measured tread of the grenadiers,

30 Marching down to their boats on the shore.

The friend of Paul Revere hears these noises and infers

A. that Paul Revere has probably fallen asleep.that Paul Revere has probably fallen asleep.
B. that the British soldiers are about to invade.that the British soldiers are about to invade.
C. that tonight will be a peaceful, uneventful night.that tonight will be a peaceful, uneventful night.
D. that America is in no danger from invasion tonight.

Answer 1

B. that the British soldiers are about to invade.