While we were getting out the holiday decorations, Mom and Grandma told us all about how people used to make their own decorations.

i don't know exactly what it's asking, but either one of these pairs would

her; him

edith; sam

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in my opinion i think it was not excessive at all. the maids turned against the queen in his absence, how could he ever trust them again? if he let them go they would surely spread the news of the suitor's deaths, which is much too risky. as for the suitors, they were selfish, rude, and greedy. the god's had apparently marked them for death, meaning odysseus made their death come faster.