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“Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek For that which thou hast heard me speak to-night…” What is the BEST paraphrase of this text? A. If it weren't dark outside, you would see me blushing now that I realize that you heard me say those things. B. The doubts in my heart are like a kind of darkness that makes me blush. C. I am hiding behind a pretense of courage, but really I have a lot of doubts about all of this. D. You don't really know the real me, or you would know that I find this whole thing embarrassing.

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I think the answer would be letter A. The first line refers to the darkness covering her face, hence the lines "Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, " The second one, "Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek For that which thou hast heard me speak to-nigh" refers to the blush when the speaker heard the words of the second person in the

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