Which excerpt is an example of situational irony in saki's "the storyteller"?
“most of the aunt's remarks seemed to begin with don't, and nearly all of the children's remarks began with 'why? ' the
bachelor said nothing out loud. 'don't cyril, don't, exclaimed the aunt, as the small boy began smacking the cushions of
the seat, producing a cloud of dust at each blow."
the frown on the bachelor's face was deepening to a scowl. he was a hard, unsympathetic man, the aunt decided in her
mind."
"she repeated the line over and over again in a dreamy but resolute and very audible voice; it seemed to the bachelor as
though some one had had a bet with her that she could not repeat the line aloud two thousand times without stopping
"it's the stupidest story i've ever heard,' said the bigger of the small girls, with immense conviction. "i didn't listen after the
first bit, it was so stupid,' said cyril."