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read the following excerpt from journal of the adventures of a party of california gold-seekers by margaret frink:

on the evening before, the whole family, including my mother, were gathered together in the parlor, looking as if we were all going to our graves the next morning,

how does frink use an idiom in this excerpt?
a. to explain the scene before departing by using colorful and vivid language
b. to suggest that the family didn't expect to be alive the next morning
c. to describe the family's dread before traveling into the unknown
d. to show a contrast between the excitement and the fear of the journey