The boy bent over her and stared at the long pink-gold hair and the half-shut sleeping eyes. then he looked up and

stared at mr. shiftlet." wylooks like an angel of gawd," he murmured.

"hitch-hiker," mr. shiftlet explained. "i can't wait. i got to make tuscaloosa."

the boy bent over again and very carefully touched his finger to a strand of the golden hair and mr. shiftlet left.

which statement most accurately represents the excerpt's larger idea?

getting what you want may not make you happy.

beauty and truth appear in unexpected places.

social isolation may lead people to act immorally.

you may not get everything that you have bargained for.