15 points and brainliest its all I've got, is it A, B, C, D Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

One morning as he lay stretched out on the sand, watching the women coming out of the water, a little foot had struck him by its neatness and daintiness. He raised his eyes and was delighted with the whole person, although in fact he could see nothing but the ankles and the head emerging from a flannel bathrobe carefully held closed. He was supposed to be sensual and a fast liver. It was therefore by the mere grace of the form that he was at first captured. Then he was held by the charm of the young girl's sweet mind, so simple and good, as fresh as her cheeks and lips.

What conclusion can NOT be drawn about the theme in the excerpt above from "The Wedding Gift"?

A. It concerns the importance of time and place.
B. It concerns lust versus love.
C. It concerns reputation.
D. It concerns desire.

which conclusion can NOTTT be drawn from this excerpt

A: it (doesn't!!!) concerns the importance of time and place

it does contain lust (Berthe's appearance) verse their love

it concerns Jacque's bad reputation (for falling for many women easily)

it concerns desire (his desire for Berthe)

no

explanation:

in other words

to put it differently

for one thing

as an illustration

in this case

for this reason

to put it another way

that is to say

with attention to

by all means

important to realize

another key point

first thing to remember

most compelling evidence

must be remembered

point often overlooked

to point out

on the positive side

on the negative side

with this in mind

notably

including

like

to be sure

namely

chiefly

truly

indeed

certainly

surely

markedly

such as

especially

explicitly

specifically

expressly

surprisingly

frequently

significantly

particularly

in fact

in general

in particular

in detail

for example

for instance

to demonstrate

to emphasize

to repeat

to clarify

to explain

to enumerate