Read the excerpt below and answer the question. remembering with difficulty why i had come, i went over to one of the stalls and examined porcelain vases and flowered tea-sets. at the door of the stall a young lady was talking and laughing with two young gentlemen. i remarked their english accents and listened vaguely to their conversation.("araby" from dubliners, p. 4) why is the narrator disappointed? he had hoped to hear foreign languages being spoken. the salesman seems to have no interest in him. he had hoped for something more exciting and exotic. he didn't believe a flowered tea-set would be suitable.

He had hoped for something more exciting and exotic.

Explanation:

The narrator finds himself in a place that seems very monotonous and discouraging to him. This annoying environment, left him disappointed because he hoped to find new and stimulating experiences, he wanted to find different things that would arouse his curiosity and be innovative. He wanted something exciting and exotic.

the  seven  days  battles  were  a series of seven battles over seven  days from june 25 to july 1, 1862, near richmond, virginia,  during  the american civil war. the  seven  days ended with mcclellan's army in relative safety next to the james river, having suffered almost 16,000 casualtiesduring  the retreat.