Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Then went Sir Bedivere the second timeAcross the ridge, and paced beside the mere,Counting the dewy pebbles, fix’d in thought;

The excerpt focuses on Sir Bedivere’s actions and state of mind: he walks beside the mere, counts pebbles, and is “fix’d in thought.” These details show that he is contemplative, rather than describing his attire, a rushing river, or the hillside.

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