8. PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
A "in lieu of a scythe, he held.. the pictured image of a huge
pendulum such as we see on antique clocks." (
Paragraph 18)
B "Like a razor also, it seemed massy and heavy, tapering
from the edge into a solid and broad structure above." (
Paragraph 20)
C "The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent by
nearly a yard. As a natural consequence, its velocity was
also much greater." ( Paragraph 20)
D "Inch by inch - line by line - with a descent only
appreciable at intervals that seemed ages - down and still
down it came!" ( Paragraph 22)