Read the following passage from the poem "eve to her daughters."
it was not i who began it
turned out into draughty caves
hungry so often, having to work for our bread
hearing the children whining
i was nevertheless not unhappy.
where adam went i was fairly contented to go.
i adapted myself to the punishment: it was my life.

which word best describes the speaker's tone in these lines?
a: blunt
b: doubting
c: pessimistic
d: sarcastic