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. My real life is the one nobody talks about anymore, except Father Paul LeBoeuf, another old buck.
A. But I can't get him on a horse anymore.
B. His face is ruddy, and he jokes about being a whiskey priest, though he's not.
C. He has a decade on me: he's sixty-four, a big man, bald on top with grey at the sides; when he had hair, it was black.
D. He gets outdoors as much as he can, goes for a long walk every morning, and hunts and fishes with me.
S2. Ten years ago I could badger him into a trail ride; I had to give him a western saddle, and he'd hold the pummel and bounce through the woods with me, and be sore for days.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Logical Sequence of Sentences:
S1 (Fixed): Introduces Father Paul LeBoeuf as the person the narrator talks to.
Sentence C: Provides a basic physical description and his age ("sixty-four," "big man," "bald"). It is the most natural follow-up to introduce the character mentioned in S1.
Sentence B: Continues the physical and personality description, focusing on his "ruddy" face and his sense of humor ("jokes about being a whiskey priest").
Sentence D: Transitions from his appearance to his activities and relationship with the narrator ("gets outdoors," "hunts and fishes with me").
Sentence A: Shifts the focus to a specific activity they don't do anymore: riding horses ("But I can't get him on a horse anymore"). This acts as a perfect bridge to the final sentence.
S2 (Fixed): Explains why the horse riding was mentioned in sentence A by looking back at how things were "ten years ago."
CBDA is the correct sequence.