Question:
I am not a vain man where women are concerned, but I remembered certain evidences, too lightly thought of at the time, perhaps, but which certainly seemed to indicate " " My pleasing thoughts were interrupted by the sudden entrance of Miss Howard.

Does it follow that "Although the man is not vain when it comes to women, he had noticed something about a particular woman."?
Answer:
it is not possible to tell

Question:
The accounting firms do remove bad auditors, but this is accomplished without publicity so that their efforts are not well known.

Does it follow that "Accounting firms do not publicize the removal of bad auditors."?
Answer:
yes

Question:
Shoppers hold mail-order firms to a higher standard than department stores when it comes to keeping things in stock, because the catalogs afford them a photo and item number for every parka, turtleneck, and blazer ever placed in inventory.

Does it follow that "Shoppers expect mail-order firms to keep items in stock, but are generally dissapointed."?
Answer:
it is not possible to tell

Question:
i uh saw an article the other day in Ann Landers that talked about how long it takes like a cigarette butt to decompose and i think it was between twenty and thirty years

Does it follow that "The article talked about decomposition periods of something."?
Answer:
yes