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.
$1. Memnon, covered with shame and confusion, got home to his own house; there he found a card inviting him to dinner with some of his intimate friends.
A. I shall forget in the sweets of their society that folly I have this morning been guilty of.
B. Accordingly, he attends the meeting; he is discovered to be uneasy at something, and he is urged to drink and banish care.
C. It will therefore be prudent in me to go to my intimate friends and partake with them of a frugal repast.
D. If I remain at home alone, said he, I shall have my mind so occupied with this vexatious adventure that I shall not be able to eat a bit, and I shall bring upon myself some disease.
S2. A little wine, drunk in moderation, comforts the heart of god and man: so, reasons Memnon the philosopher, and he becomes intoxicated.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Logical sequence of sentences:
S1 (Fixed): Memnon returns home and finds an invitation to dinner with friends.
D: He thinks to himself that staying home alone will make him obsess over his "vexatious adventure" (his previous bad morning) and make him sick.
C: He concludes it is therefore prudent (wise) to go out and eat with his friends.
A: He believes that in their company, he will forget the "folly" (mistake) he committed that morning.
B: Accordingly (as a result of his decision), he attends the meeting, where he is urged to drink to forget his worries.
S2 (Fixed): He reasons that a little wine is good, and ends up getting intoxicated.
DCAB is the correct sequence.