English

Barrett

16 June, 06:52

Read the following passage from "The Nose."

"Listen, my dear," he used to say when he met an old

woman in the street who sold shirt-fronts; "go to my house

in Sadovaia Street and ask 'Does Major Kovaloff live here?'

Any child can tell you where it is."

The speaker most clearly has a (n)

tone.

A. arrogant

B. suspenseful

O

c. humble

O

D. casual