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Read these lines: "here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest." According to the quoted lines, the two are finally called
Athe wisest of all those who give any gifts
Bthe poorest of all the families in the city
Cthe luckiest of all who marry very young
Dthe plainest of all the pairs he has known
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. the wisest of all those who give any gifts
1. The first sentence calls the two foolish, and says they acted most unwisely.
2. The word but then turns the judgement around.
3. The turn ends with the verdict that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest.
4. That verdict is option A, and no claim is made about their poverty, their luck or their looks.
_Source: O. Henry, The Four Million (1906), public domain_
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