What is the most accurate conclusion that can be drawn about Cecily, given this dialogue? She is a responsible person . She is a hopeless romantic . She is unfriendly toward new people

The answer is "he was bad enough in all conscience, but the devil himself could not temp him to turn slave-trader. satirical is a synonym for sarcastic. so when the author says that tom walker could not be tempted by the devil he does not literally mean "the devil" but he means that he is too morally upright to become a slave-trader.