Read this excerpt from Claude McKay's "The Harlem Dancer": The wine-flushed, bold-eyed boys, and even the girls,
Devoured her with their eager, passionate gaze;
But, looking at her falsely-smiling face
I knew her self was not in that strange place.

Which phrase best indicates that the speaker is sympathetic toward the dancer?
A.
bold-eyed boys

B.
devoured her

C.
falsely-smiling face

D.
strange place