Select the correct answer.
Which sentence from Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" suggests that Dr. Heidegger's character represents wisdom and
reason?
O A. "My poor Sylvia's
rosel" ejaculated Dr. Heidegger, holding it in the light of the sunset clouds; *it appears to be fading again. *
O B. "1 love it as well thus, as in its dewy freshness," observed he, pressing the withered rose to his withered lips.
O c. "Yes, friends, ye are
old again," said Dr. Heidegger, "and lo! the Water of Youth is all lavished on the ground."
• D.
"If the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my
moments."
lips in it; no, though its delirium were for years instead of

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Answer:

d)  "If the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my moments." lips in it; no, though its delirium were for years instead of moments."

Explanation:

The doctor has insight and understanding from his years of practice. The water is a metaphor for eternal youth since the doctor states that despite its short duration of impact, the folks wasted it as if it were permanent.