Which statement best describes the manner in which this excerpt begins?
a) This excerpt begins with the narrator's lament for his lost childhood in Paleham.
b) This excerpt begins with the narrator's fond recollections of a man from his hometown.
c) This excerpt begins with the narrator's vivid memories of the town of Paleham and its citizens.
d) This excerpt begins with the narrator's ominous explanation of the marriage between Mr. and Mrs. Pontifex.