which statement best expresses the central theme of the text a cold greeting a some things in life are better left unsaid b communication is an essential element of love c it is dangerous to live and ignorance d true friendship last lifetime part b which detail from the text best supports your answer in part a. a he greetied me coldly with merly a movement of the head and passed on leaving me standing on the walk with half proffered hand surprised and natural somewhat petite b. calling on Mr Conway I apprised him of our friend's death showing him the letters announcing it he was visibly affected in a way that forbade me to entertain a doubt of his sincerity c. I suppose I must have mistaken another man for barting and that man's cold greeting was merely a stranger civil acknowledgment of my own d. doubtless it was another man I assented in the subject was never afterward mentioned between us