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"Mr. Bumble regarded Oliver's piteous and helpless look, with some astonishment, for a few seconds; hemmed three or four times in a husky manner; and after muttering something about 'that troublesome cough,' bade Oliver dry his eyes and be a good boy." (E., the last one of the options)
The look of poor Oliver is so heart-wrenching, that even Mr. Bumble had to stop and turn away for a second to recollect. And because Mr. Bumble shames those that have pity with the poor, in the moment when he feels pity himself he tries to cover his own spontaneous emotional outburst with a flimsy excuse of it being "that troublesome cough".
"Mr. Bumble regarded Oliver's piteous and helpless look, with some astonishment, for a few seconds; hemmed three or four times in a husky manner; and after muttering something about 'that troublesome cough,' bade Oliver dry his eyes and be a good boy." (E., the last one of the options)
The look of poor Oliver is so heart-wrenching, that even Mr. Bumble had to stop and turn away for a second to recollect. And because Mr. Bumble shames those that have pity with the poor, in the moment when he feels pity himself he tries to cover his own spontaneous emotional outburst with a flimsy excuse of it being "that troublesome cough".
The element of the given excerpt that proposes a clue that Bumble's character possesses human feelings would be:
E). "Mr. Bumble regarded Oliver's piteous and helpless look, with some astonishment, for a few seconds; hemmed three or four times in a husky manner; and after muttering something about 'that troublesome cough,' bade Oliver dry his eyes and be a good boy."
- As per the question, Bumble's display of concern towards the idigent Oliver signals the presence of human feelings in him.
- The very painful and desolating appearance of Oliver was so pathetic that even Bumble displayed "astonishment" and "hemming" on seeing him.
- However, he later tries to hide his emotions but the detail "troublesome cough" reflects that he was concerned towards the pathetic condition of Oliver.
Thus, option E is the correct answer.
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