3. Which detail from the story provides the best clue for the meaning of the word "faint" as it used in paragraph 39?
O
A “The Mandarin fell so ill that he had his bed drawn up by
the silken screen" ( Paragraph 39)

B "there he lay, miserably giving his architectural orders.” (
Paragraph 39)

C “The voice behind the screen was weak now" (
Paragraph 39)

D "like the wind in the eaves." ( Paragraph 39)