3. Even he, perhaps, had been doubtful as to the crew, but that is only
guess, for as you shall hear, we had not long the benefit of his opinion.
a. Who is this about?
b. What is implied by 'we had not long the benefit of
his opinion?'
c. Which of these sentences best paraphrases the quote
11/above?
He might have had doubts about the honesty of the
crew but he was gone before I could ask him.
ii. He probably had doubts about the crew but I never
got to ask him.
iii. I didn't get to find out his opinion of the crew
before he left.