Depending on the additional context (if any is given), the answer is likely "gold and ivory."
The answer is Charlie will completely lose his ability to communicate with others
He published his ideas in satirical format because he wanted to make fun of the country and the society. He believed that the people and the country were being truly corrupt and wanted to point that out while making fun of them.
A between silken sad and uncertain because they are adjectives of equal rank
'So every day I wove on the great loom, but every night by torchlight I unwove it; and so for three years I deceived the Akhaians.'
