Question

read the excerpt from \the open window.\
\her great tragedy happened just three years ago,\ said the child; \that would be since your sister’s time.\
\her tragedy?\ asked framton; somehow in this restful country spot tragedies seemed out of place.
\you may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an october afternoon,\ said the niece, indicating a large french window that opened on to a lawn.
\it is quite warm for the time of the year,\ said framton; but has that window got anything to do with the tragedy?
\out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day’s shooting. they never came back. in crossing the moor to their favourite snipe - shooting ground they were all three engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog. it had
what is an example of situational irony in the excerpt?
a \her great tragedy happened just three years ago,\ said the child; \that would be since your sister’s time.\
b \her tragedy?\ asked framton; somehow in this restful country spot tragedies seemed out of place.
c \she rattled on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the winter. to framton it was all purely horrible.\
d \i hope you don’t mind the open window,\ said mrs. sappleton briskly; \my husband and brothers will be home directly from shooting, and they always come in this way.\

Explanation:

Situational irony occurs when there is a contrast between what a character expects and the actual truth. In this case, Framton is unaware that the "tragedy" the niece describes is a lie, while the reader (and later Framton) learns that Mrs. Sappleton's husband and brothers are alive, making her casual comment about their return ironic against Framton's belief in their death. The option about Mrs. Sappleton's line shows this contrast: Framton thinks the men are dead, but she expects them home, creating situational irony.

Answer:

"I hope you don't mind the open window,' said Mrs. Sappleton briskly; 'my husband and brothers will be home directly from shooting, and they always come in this way.'"