Read these lines from the text:
James jabbered on and Noel began to wonder how a dog came to be in such a sad condition as this one. Did no one ever want it? Even as a puppy, was this fellow not cute enough to find a good family? Had it always been this ugly? Hadn't anyone ever been kind to it?
These lines from the text tell us that
A. he felt sad for the dog
B. he is annoyed with the dog
C. he only likes cute dogs
D. he thinks the dog is ugly