Read this excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass. "What is it you want to buy?” the Sheep said at last, looking up for a moment from her knitting.

"I don't QUITE know yet,” Alice said, very gently. "I should like to look all round me first, if I might.”

"You may look in front of you, and on both sides, if you like,” said the Sheep: "but you can't look ALL round you—unless you've got eyes at the back of your head.”

But these, as it happened, Alice had NOT got: so she contented herself with turning round, looking at the shelves as she came to them.

How do the underlined words affect the tone of the passage?

They create a critical tone.
They create a neutral tone.
They create a relaxed tone.
They create an humorous tone.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.