Question

in the excerpt from the short story \the oblong box,\ poe tells the story of a sea voyage and a mysterious box. the narrator meets his old college friend named wyatt, having aboard the same ship. his friend has brought a box onto the ship, but he did not reveal its contents. here, the narrator describes the early days of the new journey. (1) if the box in question was, as i say, oblong it was about six feet in length by two and a half in breadth. i observed it attentively and like to be precise. now this shape was peculiar, and no sooner had i seen it than i took credit to myself for the accuracy of my guessing. i had reached the conclusion, it will be remembered, that the extra baggage of my friend, the artist, would prove to be pictures, or at least a picture, for i had known him for several weeks in conference with nicolino - and now here was a box, which, from its shape, could possibly contain nothing in the world but a copy of leonardos \last supper,\ and a copy of this very \last supper,\ done by rubens, the younger, at florence, i had known for some time to be in the possession of nicolino. this point, therefore, i considered as sufficiently settled. i chuckled excessively when i thought of my acumen. it was the first time i had ever known wyatt to keep from me any of his artistical secrets, but here he evidently intended to steal a march upon me and smuggle a fine picture to new york, under my very nose, expecting me to know nothing of the matter. i resolved to quiz him well, now and hereafter. (2) one thing, however, annoyed me not a little. the box did not go into the extra stateroom. it was deposited in wyatts own, and there, too, it remained, occupying nearly the whole of the floor - no doubt to the exceeding discomfort of the artist and his wife, - this the more especially as the tar or paint with which it was lettered in straggling capitals, emitted a strong, disagreeable smell. 1 select the correct answer. read the excerpt from \the oblong box.\ \he had married,\ he said, \for love, and for love only, and his bride was far more than worthy of his love.\ when i thought of these expressions, on the part of my friend, i confess that i felt indescribably puzzled. what is the meaning of the word expressions as it is used in the text? a. pronouncements about thoughts or feelings b. looks on peoples faces that convey feelings c. combinations of mathematical symbols d. specific words or phrases

Explanation:

In the context, the narrator is talking about what the friend said regarding marriage. "Expressions" here refers to the words or statements made by the friend about his reasons for marriage. It's about pronouncements about his thoughts or feelings.

Answer:

A. pronouncements about thoughts or feelings