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. Sofia stood listening to the noise of the departing carriage which bore away her mother and sister.
A. As a child, when some wrong or injustice had been done her, she had cried all alone, when she was in bed, in the dark, and the habit had remained with her.
B. She was left alone, quite alone, as she had always wished to be left.
C. Certainly in these moments of complete solitude the consciousness of a great grief came over her;
D. Now, alone in the great drawing room, beneath the brightly lighted chandelier, her hands inert, her head resting against the back of her chair, her face wore an expression of great sorrow, the vivid reflection of a serious inward conflict.
S2. the sentiment of the reality, long repulsed, became clear, distinct, and cruel.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Sentence ‘B’ directly follows the departure mentioned in S1, confirming her solitude and her inner desire for it.
Sentence ‘A’ provides background/flashback to explain her 'habit' of dealing with emotions in solitude, linking to the 'alone' state mentioned in B.
The word 'Now' in sentence ‘D’ shifts the focus back from the childhood habit to the current moment in the drawing room.
Sentence ‘C’ summarizes the physical state described in D as 'moments of complete solitude' and introduces the realization of grief.
Therefore answe is BADC.