Question

Lucy's response to Cecil in line 30 primarily serves to ________.

• A. show Lucys worldly sophistication.
• B. express Lucys resignation to the narrowness of country society.
• C. demonstrate Lucys growing resentment of the differences between Cecils outlook and hers.
• D. indicate Lucys assent to Cecils opinions.

Answer 1

The correct option is D indicate Lucys assent to Cecils opinions.

A careful reading of the passage reveals that Cecil is of the opinion that an engagement is about personal love and not something made for public fodder/ enjoyment. In line 30, when Lucy exclaims, "How tiresome!", she agreeing with Cecil's opinion. The following extract supports this claim: "The spirit of the generations had smiled through them, rejoicing in the engagement of Cecil and Lucy because it promised the continuance of life on earth. To Cecil and Lucy it promised something quite different--personal love. Hence Cecil's irritation and Lucy's belief that his irritation was just.

"How tiresome!" she said. "Couldn't you have escaped to tennis?"