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"A Pair of Silk Stockings" is an 1897 short story written by Kate Chopin. In describing the character of Mrs. Sommers, Chopin emphasizes the uniqueness of Mrs. Sommers's perspective:
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Which quotation from "A Pair of Silk Stockings" most effectively illustrates the claim?
"For a day or two she walked about apparently in a dreamy state, but really absorbed in speculation and calculation."
A
"She had no time-no second of time to devote to the past. The needs of the present absorbed her every faculty."
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"It is safe to say there was no one present who bore quite the attitude which Mrs. Sommers did to her surroundings. She gathered in the whole-stage and players and people in one wide impression, and absorbed it and enjoyed it."
C
"She wanted an excellent and stylish fit, she told the young fellow who served her, and she did not mind the difference of a dollar or two more in the price so long as she got what she desired."
D