English: He asked her this after he had given her the presents, for he was confident that, on account of the merit of Avraham, the Holy One had made his way succeed.
On the daf / in context: Eliezer gives the gifts before asking her identity; the order is taken as a mark of confidence in Avraham’s merit.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Rashi) — not a formal named middah of the 13: the narrative order (gift before question) is read as deliberate trust in the merit of his master.
What Is Learned
Eliezer gave the gifts before asking whose daughter she was; he relied on Avraham’s merit that the path had already been made successful.