Select the correct answer.
what is satirized in this excerpt from mark twain's "the £1,000,000 bank-note"?
i was pretty nervous, in fact, pretty badly frightened, though, of course, i was no way in fault; but i knew men well enough to know that
when they find they've given a tramp a million-pound bill when they thought it was a one-pounder, they are in a frantic rage against him
instead of quarreling with their own near-sightedness, as they ought.
a
the carelessness and short-tempered nature of british folks
b.
people's willingness to pick quarrels over small matters
c
the lack of trust and respect englishmen had for americans
d.
the nature of people to blame others for their own mistakes or shortcomings
e
the inability of people to trust others in matters involving money