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Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

A snug small room; a round table by a cheerful fire; an arm-chair high-backed and old-fashioned, wherein sat the neatest imaginable little elderly lady, in widow's cap, black silk gown, and snowy muslin apron; exactly like what I had fancied Mrs. Fairfax, only less stately and milder looking. She was occupied in knitting; a large cat sat demurely at her feet. . . . A more reassuring introduction for a new governess could scarcely be conceived; there was no grandeur to overwhelm, no stateliness to embarrass; and then, as I entered, the old lady got up and promptly and kindly came forward to meet me.

Which options contain words and phrases that imply Jane's comfort at meeting Mrs. Fairfax for the first time?

A snug, cheerful, little, reassuring

B round, stately, knitting, overwhelm

C old-fashioned, governess, grandeur, conceived

D fire, neatest, elderly, entered

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The answer should be “A”, if I’m correct.

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