Which passage from "The Lottery" shows that Mr. Summers is respectful of the position he holds as the person who conducts the lottery?
The Lottery, Part 1
The Lottery, Part 2
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"There's always been a lottery," [Old Man Warner] added petulantly. "Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody."
"There's always been a lottery," [Old Man Warner] added petulantly. "Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody."
"Well, everyone," Mr. Summers said, "that was done pretty fast, and now we've got to be hurrying a little more to get done in time."
"Well, everyone," Mr. Summers said, "that was done pretty fast, and now we've got to be hurrying a little more to get done in time."
Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box.
Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box.
Mr. Summers was very good at all this; in his clean white shirt and blue jeans, with one hand resting carelessly on the black box, he seemed very proper and important as he talked interminably to Mr. Graves and the Martins.