Read the excerpt from part 2 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." The lady had now brought the water, which the soldier drank. He thanked her ceremoniously, bowed to her husband and rode away. An hour later, after nightfall, he repassed the plantation, going northward in the direction from which he had come. He was a Federal scout. Based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction? Farquhar may unknowingly walk into a trap. Farquhar will pursue the soldier from the North. Farquhar and the soldier may engage in an altercation. Farquhar and his wife will forget about the soldier.
