1. "He became so gloomily certain she would do this that he was jubilant when he finally saw her coming along on the other side--coming purposelessly, shorn of that eagerness which had always been able, for the moment, to vanquish the tiredness." (Glaspell)
2. My guess: Almost everyday, this girl was eager to see her favorite picture in this old man's shop. But, since the old man played a trick---he hide the picture, and now he worries this girl won't stop by his shop and look at the picture again. Here, when he saw this girl finally showed up, I guess his probably is jubilant ---as excited.
3. Definition: showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant. (Dictionary.com)
4. Explanation: my guess from the text is very close to the definition of the word. By using the word "jubilant", the author wants to show how joyful this old man is since he was waiting for this girl for a long time.
Work sited
Glaspell, Susan. Lifted Masks:"Out There" Readbookonline.net. Web. 13 Mar.2013.
Link to the article: http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/46310/
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