Read this excerpt about a Viking invasion in England. As [the Vikings] were going to their ships, the English army should have come back into the field to prevent them turning inland again. And that’s when the English army went home. . . . All the council was summoned to the king to determine how to defend the realm. But whatever was decided on did not last even a month. In the end, there was no man prepared to call up his forces. Everyone ran off and did the best he could. What does this excerpt indicate about the general state of European military power at the time of that invasion?

"the tune the he might never know again." this part build anticipation. dexter got extremely happy by the piano tune. he could see what he was living at that moment in his life throught this feeling. the reader might want to learn more about his happy life. in fact, he called it a state of   'ecstasy'. the fact that he had got in a mood of intense appreciation and that everything about him was extremely bright and glamorous might lead the reader to feel that this state of happiness may not last long. the two parts from the excerpt that exemplify the anticipation are: " the sound of the "; " it was a know again."