Given below are six sentences taken from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are numbered S1 and S2 and are placed in the first and last positions respectively and are fixed in their positions. The other four sentences between the first and last sentences are jumbled up and are numbered A, B, C, and D. Rearrange the jumbled sentences in a logical sequence keeping the unity and coherence of the paragraph intact. Choose the correct alternative that best describes the sequence.
S1. There was another guest who interested me.
A. He was a personage.
B. At first glance one could tell he was an honoured guest and stood in the same relation to the host as the host to the gentleman of the whiskers.
C. But he was of quite a different order.
D. They called him Julian Mastakovich.
S2. The host and hostess said no end of amiable things to him, were most attentive, wining him, hovering over him, bringing guests up to be introduced, but never leading him to anyone else.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
S1 (Opening): "There was another guest who interested me."
This introduces a specific person.
Sentence C: "But he was of quite a different order."
The word "But" signals a contrast. This suggests the narrator had been talking about other guests previously (implied by "another guest" in S1) and is now distinguishing this specific guest. This makes C the strongest candidate to follow S1.
Sentence A: "He was a personage."
This defines the guest's status. After saying he was of a "different order," it makes sense to explain what that order was—he was an important figure (a personage).
Sentence D: "They called him Julian Mastakovich."
Now that his importance is established, the text provides his name. This is a common narrative flow: Status
Name.
Sentence B: "At first glance one could tell he was an honoured guest..."
This elaborates on his "personage" status by describing his relation to the host. It leads perfectly into the final sentence (S2), which describes the specific ways the host and hostess treated him with honor (wining him, hovering over him, etc.).
Therefore, the correct sequence is CADB.