(No links please, your being a cheater)
What example of irony can be
seen in the following passage
of "The Invalid's Story"?
8- He gasped once or twice,
then moved toward the cof--
gun-box, stood over that
Limburger cheese part of a
moment, then came back and
sat down near me, looking a
good deal impressed. After a
contemplative pause, he said,
indicating the box with a
gesture--
"Friend of yourn?"
9-"Yes," I said with a sigh.
"He's pretty ripe, ain't he!"
A. Thompson realized how smelly the cheese was when he walked closer to it.
B. Thompson thought it was the contents of the box that smelled, but itwas really
the cheese
C. Thompson enjoyed the smell of the cheese, even though the narrator did not