How does the euphemism "grew silent for all time" affect this sentence?
For two hours I sat there, thinking of bygone times, recalling old
scenes, and summoning half-forgotten faces out of the mists of
the past, listening, in fancy, to voices that long ago grew silent
for all time, and to once familiar songs that nobody sings now.
A). The euphemism implies that it is very quiet while the
narrator is sitting and thinking.
B). The euphemism shows that the narrator is in a loud
place that slowly gets quieter.
C). The euphemism sends the message that the narrator
is remembering old times with friends.
D). The euphemism indicates that the narrator is thinking
about old friends who have died.