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. After the repast, play is proposed.
A. A dispute arises on some circumstances in the game, and the disputants grow warm one of his intimate friends throws a dice box at his head and strikes out one of his eyes.
B. A little play with one's intimate friends is a harmless pastime.
C. The philosopher Memnon is carried home to his house, drunk and penniless, with the loss of an eye.
D. He plays and loses all that is in his purse, and four times as much on his word.
S2. He sleeps out his debauch, and when his head has got a little clear, he sends his servant to the Receiver General of the finances of Nineveh to draw a little money to pay his debts of honour to his intimate friends.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Logical Sequence is BDAC.
S1: After the repast, play is proposed.
This sets the scene: a meal has finished, and they are about to start a game.
B: A little play with one's intimate friends is a harmless pastime.
This sentence follows S1 by offering a general reflection or justification for the 'play' that was just proposed. It bridges the transition from the idea of playing to the actual event.
D: He plays and loses all that is in his purse, and four times as much on his word.
The narrative moves from the general idea of playing (B) to the specific action. 'He' (Memnon) starts playing, and things go poorly as he loses his money.
A: A dispute arises on some circumstances in the game, and the disputants grow warm one of his intimate friends throws a dice box at his head and strikes out one of his eyes.
The situation escalates from financial loss (D) to physical violence. The mention of 'intimate friends' links back to sentence B, showing the irony of the 'harmless pastime.'
C: The philosopher Memnon is carried home to his house, drunk and penniless, with the loss of an eye.
This summarizes the immediate result of the events in D and A (losing money and his eye). It acts as a conclusion to the night's events before the next day begins.
S2: He sleeps out his debauch, and when his head has got a little clear...
This final sentence describes the aftermath the following morning, where he attempts to settle the 'debts of honour'.