But the matter that interests me personally is that I would not be HERE now, but somewhere else; and probably lack--there is no telling. Very well, I am glad he crossed. And very really and thankfully glad, too, though I never cared anything about it before. What is the purpose of this excerpt from Twain's essay
A) This excerpt provides a claim for Twain's essay.
B) This excerpt provides evidence for Twain's essay.
C) This excerpt provides a thesis for Twain's essay.
D) This excerpt provides a conclusion to Twain's essay.