Why was the porpoise waiting for them in front of the fire at the end of the story? a. he was working for mr. taft as part of his plan. b. charley ordered men in the other boat to dip him out of the water. c. he turned himself in because he was cold and tired from his swim. d. charley realized that he may swim for the beach and had it patrolled.

D

Explanation: Charley and Nicholas saw Porpoise in the water before he swam away. Porpoise being a great swimmer, and Charley realizing before hand that Porpoise might swim for the beach had it watched by a couple of constables. That was how Porpoise was apprehended. Therefore option D is correct because Charley realized that he may swim for the beach and had it patrolled as stated in the excerpt "When you see a thing, you've got to see it all around, or what's the good of seeing it at all? I saw the beach, so I left a couple of constables behind to keep an eye on it. That's all."

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

i'm really rally sorry if i'm incorrect, but if i'm hope this ! : )