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. 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. Groholsky was still living in the same villa.
A. The poor fellow really did feel awfully happy.
B. Liza sat as before on the veranda, and unaccountably stared with bored eyes at the villa opposite and the trees near it through which there was a peep at the dark blue sea...
C. His hopes and desires, small and unexacting, were still concentrated on the same Liza, on her alone, and on nothing else!
D. As before, he could not take his eyes off her, and gloated over the thought: how happy I am!
S2. As before, she spent her days for the most part in silence, often in tears and from time to time in putting mustard plasters on Groholsky.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct sequence is BCDA.
S1 introduces Groholsky still living in his villa.
Sentence B describes Liza's actions in the same setting, establishing the scene around her.
Sentence C logically follows by detailing Groholsky's enduring focus and hopes concerning Liza, linking back to S1 and setting up his internal state.
Sentence D then describes his immediate reaction to seeing her, gloating over his happiness.
Sentence A concludes his internal state by stating he 'really did feel awfully happy,' which naturally follows the thought in D.
S2 acts as the concluding sentence, summarizing Liza's overall state and actions, bringing the paragraph to a close.