Which sentence from the novel best reflects the story's Gothic nature?
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A. ... [T]he rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle
was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-
extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open..
(42).
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B. I grasped (Clerval's) hand, and in a moment forgot my horror and
misfortune; I felt suddenly, and for the first time during many
months, calm and serene joy (47).
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C. But these philosophers, whose hands seem only made to dabble
in dirt, and their eyes to pore over the microscope or crucible, have
indeed performed miracles (26).
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D I perceived that the fallen leaves had disappeared, and that the
young buds were shooting forth from the trees that shaded my
window (51).