The two facts which attract almost every normal person to children are, first, that they are very serious, and, secondly, that they are in consequence very happy."How does the phrase "in consequence" affect the meaning of this sentence?A)It maintains that babies are serious only because they lack happiness. B)It underlines the mystery of babies' seriousness, given that they are so happy. C)It suggests a coincidental relationship between seriousness and happiness for babies. D)It establishes a causal relationship between babies' seriousness and their happiness.

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?