Read the excerpt from washington irving's "the devil and tom walker," and then answer the question. "about the year 1727, just at the time when earthquakes were prevalent in new england, and shook many tall sinners down upon their knees, there lived near this place a meager miserly fellow of the name of tom walker. he had a wife as miserly as himself; they were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other." what does the word miserly mean? a. sly b. sad c. mean d. stingy