Which two lines in this excerpt from guy de maupassant's short story "the prisoners" show that the french soldiers are not honorable men?
"bravo, bravo, maloison! " they shouted for his encouragement.
he had accomplished about two-thirds of his journey when a long, crimson flame shot forth from the vent-hole. a loud report followed, and the fat baker fell face forward to the ground, uttering a frightful scream. no one went to his assistance. then he was seen to drag himself, groaning, on all-fours through the snow until he was beyond danger, when he fainted.
he was shot in the upper part of the thigh.
after the first surprise and fright were over they laughed at him again. but monsieur lavigne appeared on the threshold of the forester's dwelling. he had formed his plan of attack. he called in a loud voice "i want planchut, the plumber, and his workmen."

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes