The ice-cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice- cream in the city. When you first walk inside, there is a long chrome
counter with matching stools extending to alongside the far wall. Right
where the counter stops, the booth seating begins. There are lots of old-
timey knickknacks on the walls and chrome napkin holders on all the
tables. My favorite part of the shop is behind the counter glass, where
they keep all of the ice-cream flavors. A rainbow of delicious sugary
flavors is kept cool and delicious behind the counter glass.*
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Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful