What sentiment is conveyed by these sentences from the passage? "good morning," said the old gentleman. "i am glad to perceive that the vicissitudes of another year have spared you to move in health about the beautiful world. for that blessing alone this day of is well proclaimed to each of us. if you will come with me, my man, i will provide you with a dinner that should make your physical being accord with the mental." the old gentleman wants to tell stuffy pete about the past year. the old gentleman is reluctant to feed stuffy pete a dinner. the old gentleman wants to describe the importance of to pete. the old gentleman is glad to see pete and offers him a dinner. done

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in