n this latter case, your shame and regret must be greater than anybody's, because everybody knows the uncommon care which has been taken of your education, and the opportunities you have had of knowing more than others of your age.
Should the writer keep or delete the bold text?
a
Keep it, because it is an essential component of the writer's argument that his son should share what he has learned with others.
b
Keep it, because it emphasizes the advantages gained and thereby the guilt the son should feel for not valuing his education.
c
Keep it, because it emphasizes the notion that the recipient of the letter should know better due to his advanced age.
d
Delete it, because it clutters an already lengthy sentence with unnecessary wordiness and provides no additional commentary.
e
Delete it, because it refutes early claims made by the writer with regard to the nature of his son's opportunities in life.
