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. It was long after midnight when we locked up the Englishmen and went to bed ourselves.
A. Noble took it very quietly.
B. I having thought of the same thing myself (among many others) said no, because it was more than likely the English wouldn't shoot our men, and anyhow it wasn't to be supposed the Brigade who were always up and down with the second battalion and knew the Englishmen well would be likely to want them bumped off.
C. As I blew out the candle I told Noble what Jeremiah Donovan had told me.
D. After we had been in bed about an hour he asked me did I think we ought to tell the Englishmen.
S2. 'I think so,' says Noble.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Step-by-Step Explanation:
S1 (Fixed First Sentence): 'It was long after midnight when we locked up the Englishmen and went to bed ourselves.'
This sets the scene: They have just finished a task and are going to bed.
Sentence C: 'As I blew out the candle I told Noble what Jeremiah Donovan had told me.'
This naturally follows S1. They are in the process of going to bed (blowing out the candle) and a conversation starts.
Sentence A: 'Noble took it very quietly.'
This describes Noble's immediate reaction to the news mentioned in sentence C. It makes sense for the reaction to follow the news.
Sentence D: 'After we had been in bed about an hour he asked me did I think we ought to tell the Englishmen.'
This shows a progression of time ('about an hour') after the initial reaction. Noble has been thinking about what he was told and now asks a follow-up question.
Sentence B: 'I having thought of the same thing myself... said no, because...'
This is the narrator's long response to Noble's question in sentence D.
S2 (Fixed Last Sentence): ''I think so,' says Noble.'
Noble responds to the narrator's explanation, concluding the short exchange.
The correct sequence is ‘CADB’.