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. There was a woman on the station platform. A tall scrag of a woman wearing a little round hat with a brown feather that dropped in a draggled fringe over her eyes.
A. The toss and tumble, the hurrying threading rush of movement left her high and dry.
B. Brown button boots showed under the skirt and an end of white petticoat dabbled with mud.
C. Round her neck some indescribable little dead animal bit its own tail, its fur standing up wet and sticky like the fur of a drowned kitten.
D. She was dressed in a brown jacket and a narrow brown skirt and in her bare hands she clutched a broken down-looking leather bag-the outside pockets bulging with what looked like old torn-up envelopes.
S2. She stood as though she were part of the furniture of the station and had been there for years-an old automatic machine that nobody dreamed of slipping a coin into or even troubled to glance at to find out what once it contained-whether a drop of white rose perfume or a cachet or deux cigarettes a la reine d'Egypte.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The sequence of sentences describes the woman's appearance in a logical order, moving from general clothing to specific details and accessories.
S1 introduces the woman's general appearance and hat.
D describes her main clothing (jacket and skirt) and bag.
C details an accessory around her neck (dead animal).
B describes her footwear (boots) and petticoat.
A shifts focus to how she stood amidst the station's movement.
S2 concludes with a description of her stillness.