Read the excerpt from "Zlateh the Goat" by Isaac Bashevis Singer. For three days Aaron and Zlateh stayed in the haystack. Aaron had always loved Zlateh, but in these three days he loved her more and more. She fed him with her milk and helped him keep warm. She comforted him with her patience.

Which words create a loving tone?

a. stayed, days, comforted

b. keep, warm, patience

c. fed, helped, comforted

d. milk, three, helped