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Which lines from the story "There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella" indicate that the narrator is conflicted in his feelings about the man with the umbrella?

A.) "His nose was bleeding and, at that moment, I felt sorry for him. I felt remorse for having hit him so hard."
B.) "Still and all, our relations have not always been good. I've asked him, on many occasions, and in all possible tones, to explain his behavior to me."
C.) "The man was huffing and puffing and gasping so that I thought, if I continued to force him to run at that speed, my tormenter would drop dead right then and there."
D.) "As we all know, when a fly lands on your forehead, you don't feel any pain whatsoever; what you feel is annoyance."

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Answer:

C

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I just answered this on a test

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