Read the excerpt from montaigne's "to the reader" and answer the question. had my intention been to seek the world's favour, i should surely have adorned myself with borrowed beauties: i desire therein to be viewed as i appear in mine own genuine, simple, and ordinary manner, without study and artifice: for it is myself i paint. the metaphor implied in these lines suggests to readers that they will find montaigne's writing style
a scholarly
b irreverent
c thoughtful
d unadorned

Read the excerpt from Montaigne's "To the Reader" and answer the question. Had my intention been to seek the world's favour, I should surely have adorned myself with borrowed beauties: I desire therein to be viewed as I appear in mine own genuine, simple, and ordinary manner, without study and artifice: for it is myself I paint. The metaphor implied in these lines suggests to readers that they will find Montaigne's writing style unadorned. To be "genuine, simple and ordinary manners" suggests an unadorned writing style reflectling his own modest behaviour.