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What two suggestions about parish officials are made in the last two sentences of this excerpt from Charles Dicker
Occasionally, when there was some more than usually interesting inquest upon a parish child who had been overla
bedstead, or inadvertently scalded to death when there happened to be a washing-
though the latter accident was
approaching to a washing being of rare occurrence in the farm-the jury would take it into
their heads to ask troub
parishioners would rebelliously affix their signatures to a remonstrance. But these
impertinences were speedily che
surgeon, and the testimony of the beadle; the former of whom had always opened the body and
found nothing insill
Indeed), and the latter of whom invariably swore whatever the parish wanted; which was very
self
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devotional. Besid
periodical pilgrimages to the farm, and always sent the beadle the day before, to say they were going.
The children
behold, when they went; and what more would the people have!
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They did not know how to perform their duties.
They deliberately ignored the suffering of the parish children.
They were haughty men who considered themselves very important.
They had a poor opinion of the woman who looked after the children.
They wanted to give the impression that they were performing their work.



Answer :

In the excerpt from Charles Dickens, the last two sentences suggest two things about parish officials: 1. They had a close relationship with the surgeon and the beadle. The surgeon always opened the body during inquests and found nothing amiss (indeed). The beadle swore whatever the parish wanted, indicating a lack of impartiality in their testimonies. 2. They made periodical pilgrimages to the farm, sending the beadle a day before to announce their visit. This action implies a desire to give the impression that they were actively involved and monitoring the situation, even if their visits were pre-arranged. Therefore, the two suggestions about parish officials from the excerpt are: 1. Lack of impartiality and close relationships with certain individuals involved in inquests. 2. Attempting to create an appearance of involvement and oversight through pre-planned visits to the farm. These suggestions highlight potential issues with the transparency and fairness of the parish officials' actions.