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"The Bet" is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov.
In the story, a banker is described as being very upset
about something:
Which quotation from "The Bet" most effectively
illustrates the claim?
A) "Then the banker cautiously broke the seals off
the door and put the key in the keyhole."
B) "It struck three o'clock, the banker listened;
everyone was asleep in the house and nothing
could be heard outside but the rustling of the
chilled trees."
C) "The banker, spoilt and frivolous, with millions
beyond his reckoning, was delighted at the bet."
D) "When [the banker] got home he lay on his bed,
but his tears and emotion kept him for hours
from sleeping."