<span>Compare the ways Silas Marner and the peddler are treated as suspects in a robbery..
(1) </span><span>Both received an apology for the false accusation.
</span>(2) Both are innocent.
<span>(3) Both were found guilty.</span>
Answer: c
Explanation: it’s proper grammar
I remeber this story from 8th grade.
The answer would be b) the ticking watch.