Araby Every morning I lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. The blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that I could not be seen. When she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. I ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. I kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, I quickened my pace and passed her. This happened morning after morning. I had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood.
What is this passage about?
A. The author's infatuation with girl. B. A girl's infatuation with the author. C. The author's anger at the girl. D. The neighbor following the author.

A. The author's infatuation with girl.

Explanation:

In this excerpt from a short story Araby by James Joyce we are introduced with a young boy who fell in love with a girl who lives across the street. He waits in the front room of his house for her to appear and then hastily runs outside to follow her until their paths split. Expressions like when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped, then her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood and the fact that he waits for her every day give us a clear statement of author`s infatuation with the girl.

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.