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19 mccaffertys hesitant question startled the celebrity specialist into a smile. forgive me, its simply your condition is remarkable, one might say miraculous—the irregularity is produced by indigestion, causing additional symptoms. a few modifications to your diet, and youll be in tiptop shape—ill write a prescription —theres a compound for after meals. whats fascinating is that youve got a double heart: one hearts in the proper location and the other is on the right. truly astounding, the most amazing discovery ive ever made. youre disgustingly healthy—right as rain. id wager youll live longer than any of your relatives. 20 the appointment had lasted less than thirty minutes, and now mccafferty, strolling down oxford street, floated on the consciousness of a new lease on life, all the hurried scurrying that morning forgotten—as if an entirely different person had presented himself huffing with indignation at the great specialists door. and now—mccafferty was alive, not just alive but healthy, strong, likely to live into the future stretching out before him: a highway of hope and optimism. which detail from paragraph 9 suggests that mccafferty is trying to appear less concerned about his problem than he actually is? a this was the moment mccafferty had been dreading. his face reddened, and his earlier apprehension aside, he wished he could disappear. b i dont know if theres anything really wrong—. he interrupted himself with embarrassed laughter. c a friend of mine—a medical student—checked my heart with a stethoscope and remarked upon my heartbeat. d id fainted at a theater; it made some commotion. mccafferty stopped, confused by the doctors intent gaze.

Explanation:

In option B, McCafferty starts to express his concern about possible health - issues but interrupts himself with embarrassed laughter, suggesting he is trying to downplay his worry. Option A shows his full - blown apprehension, option C is just stating a fact about a medical check, and option D is about an incident of fainting and confusion.

Answer:

B. "I don't know if there's anything really wrong—.' He interrupted himself with embarrassed laughter."