a project was forming in my mind. i looked at the water. it was a peculiar, vitreous green, closer under the steamer, was transparent to the depth of many feet beneath my shoe - soles the poop was hot; over side, the sea looked inexpressibly inviting. and on a sudden i turned to the drowsing captain and exclaimed: \i want to bathe.\ o bathe?\ the captain gazed at me. \why not?\ the captain yawned out some lethargic suggestion to the effect that to bathe would be dangerous because of the depth - as though id be more apt to drown in three miles of water than in three fathoms. seafaring people are odd in that way - i dont mean in their ignorance of swimming, though, to be sure, the average sailor is seldom a swimmer. theyre so - how shall i express it? - so unenterprising. in the midst of adventure and romance they are stirred by no recognition either of the adventures or the romantic. i was a city - bred youngster, who had never been in 1 - 2 sentences, explain an inference about harborough based on the details in the passage, and provide at least one piece of strong evidence to support your inference.(2 points)short answer rubric (2 points)points criteria awarded 2 the answer is very clear the answer is fully supported by details

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a project was forming in my mind. i looked at the water. it was a peculiar, vitreous green, closer under the steamer, was transparent to the depth of many feet beneath my shoe - soles the poop was hot; over side, the sea looked inexpressibly inviting. and on a sudden i turned to the drowsing captain and exclaimed: \i want to bathe.\ 	o bathe?\ the captain gazed at me. \why not?\ the captain yawned out some lethargic suggestion to the effect that to bathe would be dangerous because of the depth - as though id be more apt to drown in three miles of water than in three fathoms. seafaring people are odd in that way - i dont mean in their ignorance of swimming, though, to be sure, the average sailor is seldom a swimmer. theyre so - how shall i express it? - so unenterprising. in the midst of adventure and romance they are stirred by no recognition either of the adventures or the romantic. i was a city - bred youngster, who had never been in 1 - 2 sentences, explain an inference about harborough based on the details in the passage, and provide at least one piece of strong evidence to support your inference.(2 points)short answer rubric (2 points)points criteria awarded 2 the answer is very clear the answer is fully supported by details

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# Brief Explanations:
The text is a literary passage. An inference could be that the narrator is adventurous. Evidence: "A project was forming in my mind" shows initiative and a desire for new experiences (like the idea of bathing in the sea despite the captain's view). Another piece: "romance they are stirred by no recognition either of the adventures or the romantic" - implies a longing for romantic adventure (even if others don't recognize it), which ties to an adventurous spirit.
# Answer:
An inference could be that the narrator is adventurous. Evidence: "A project was forming in my mind" shows initiative for new experiences (like bathing in the sea). Another: "romance they are stirred by no recognition either of the adventures or the romantic" implies a longing for romantic adventure.

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