The people separated good-humoredly to let her through: two or three people said, in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd, "Here comes your Missus, Hutchinson," and "Bill, she made it after all." Mrs. Hutchinson reached her husband, and Mr. Summers, who had been waiting, said cheerfully, "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie." Mrs. Hutchinson said grinning, "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?" and soft laughter ran through the crowd as the people stirred back into position after Mrs. Hutchinson's arrival.

Which line from the excerpt contains irony?

A. "Bill, she made it after all."

B."Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie."

C. "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?"

D. "Here comes your Missus, Hutchinson."

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Brendan Brock

20 December, 19:51

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Orlando Combs · Answer 1

B. "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie."