"I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services, they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation." Based on the sentence above, what does the word compensation mean? Group of answer choices the way of earning a living the exchange of goods a fair trade a type of payment

a type of payment

Explanation:

From the sentence above, the speaker says that Maw and Meggins deny that they are responsible for whatever they were being accused of and they admit to no liability at all, but because of "consideration" of the services of her son, they are ready to provide a "certain sum" as a type of compensation.

We can directly infer that the meaning of the word "compensation" is a type of payment

Based on The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, the  statement that best describes the influence Thomas Young had on the work of Jean-François Champollion is Through changes made to some of Young's findings, Champollion was able to decipher some of the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs.

Explanation:

Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion were considered rivals, but ironically they work indirectly together since Thomas Young was the first in deciphering the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs, but after being incapable of finish it, Jean-François Champollion succeeded after taking young's prior work and complemented it to fully decipher it.