The Monkey's Paw

The monkeys paw

When the stranger arrives what clues can the reader use to make an inference (assumption) that Mrs.white believes he is rich?** what inference can the reader make about why Miss White believes the stranger has come

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Mrs. White notes the stranger is well dressed, "she noticed that the stranger was well dressed and wore a silk hat of glossy newness." I think she expected good news, perhaps the money Mr. White wished for, because she seemed to be readying herself to receive it,

He gazed at her furtively, and listened in a preoccupied fashion as the old lady apologized for the appearance of the room, and her husband's coat, a garment which he usually reserved for the garden.