Question

[1620] . . . so as there died sometimes two or three of a day, in the foresaid time; that of one hundred and odd persons, scarce fifty remained. And of these in the time of most distress, there was but six or seven sound persons, who, to their great commendations be in spoken, spared no pains, night nor day, but with abundance of toil and hazard of their own health, fetched them wood, made them fires, dressed them meat, made their beds, washed their loathsome clothes, clothed and unclothed them; in a word, did all the homely and necessary offices for them which dainty and queasy stomachs cannot endure to hear named; and all this willingly and cheerfully, without any grudging in the least, showing herein their true love unto their friends and brethren.

In the above passage, which word best describes how Bradford feels about the caretakers of the ill?

lucky
selfless
foolhardy
despondent

Answer 1

The answer is selfless because the caretakers as quoted in the paragraph "all this willingly and cheerfully, without any grudging in the least, showing herein their true love unto their friends and brethren". 

Answer 2

Selfless

Step-by-step explanation:

In this passage, we see that Bradford thinks of the caretakers as being selfless. He tells us that this people "spared no pains, night nor day" in order to take care of the sick. Moreover, we learn that they did all of this "willingly and cheerfully, without any grudging in the least, showing herein their true love unto their friends and brethren." This shows that the caretakers of the ill had a great disposition and were selfless.