Select the correct text in the passage. which part of this excerpt from charles dickens's oliver twist suggests a trace of humane feeling in mr. bumble's character? for some time, mr. bumble drew oliver along, without notice or remark; for the beadle carried his head very erect, as a beadle always should: and, it being a windy day, little oliver was completely enshrouded by the skirts of mr. bumble's coat as they blew open, and disclosed to great advantage his flapped waistcoat and drab plush knee-breeches. as they drew near to their destination, however, mr. bumble thought it expedient to look down, and see that the boy was in good order for inspection by his new master: which he accordingly did, with a fit and becoming air of gracious patronage. "oliver! " said mr. bumble. "yes, sir," replied oliver, in a low, tremulous voice. "pull that cap off your eyes, and hold up your head, sir." although oliver did as he was desired, at once; and passed the back of his unoccupied hand briskly across his eyes, he left a tear in them when he looked up at his conductor. as mr. bumble gazed sternly upon him, it rolled down his cheek. it was followed by another, and another. the child made a strong effort, but it was an unsuccessful one. withdrawing his other hand from mr. bumble's he covered his face with both; and wept until the tears sprung out from between his chin and bony fingers. "well! " exclaimed mr. bumble, stopping short, and darting at his little charge a look of intense malignity. "well! of all the ungratefullest, and worst-disposed boys as ever i see, oliver, you are the—" "no, no, sir," sobbed oliver, clinging to the hand which held the well-known cane; "no, no, sir; i will be good indeed; indeed, indeed i will, sir! i am a very little boy, sir; and it is so—so—" "so what? " inquired mr. bumble in amazement. “so lonely, sir! so very lonely! ” cried the child. “everybody hates me. oh! sir, don't, don't pray be cross to me! ” the child beat his hand upon his heart; and looked in his companion's face, with tears of real agony. mr. bumble regarded oliver's piteous and look, with some astonishment, for a few seconds; hemmed three or four times in a husky manner; and after muttering something about 'that troublesome cough,' bade oliver dry his eyes and be a good boy. then once more taking his hand, he walked on with him in silence.

explanation:

the answer to your question is d because the clause conveys the tone of the man in the excerpt, which is arrogant and cocky. hope that .

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  a basketball team comprises of five players as mentioned above. the five players include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (ramen 56). the rules do not limit players to certain locations. however, evolution of basketball from the 1980s made players assume certain locations and roles. the point guard should be the fastest team member, and is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team. he does this by making sure that the right player has the ball at the right time (wissel 87). the shooting guard creates mainly long-range shorts and watches the opponent's last player on the defense. the small forward member of the team is majorly responsible for scoring points through dribble penetration and cuts to the basket. he also rebounds and plays actively. power forward plays invasively having their back to the basket and when on defense he plays under the basket or against the opponent's power forward (ramen 54). the center often uses his size and height to score and safeguard the basket when on defense. however, there is no rule that limits the players to these descriptions.  

              there are four quarters in regular basketball game, and each takes 10 or 12 minutes (ramen 67). in college basketball games, the game uses two-twenty minute halves. extra time should take 5 minutes in all games except in high school, where it takes four minutes. teams need to change sides after the first half of the game. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive. at any given time, the court should have ten players, 5 from both sides. despite substitutions being unrestricted, it can only be performed when the game is stopped (wissel 51). additionally, teams must have a uniform comprising of a jersey and a pair of shorts. for identification purposes, the jersey should have a unique number in the team printed at the front and back. in some instances, the jerseys have the names of players, sponsors and team printed on them.  

              in conclusion, regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. violating the rules of the game results in a change of the shot clock if the committed by the defense or loss of ball possession. basketball teams comprise of five players, which includes the point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward and center. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive.