Which sentence in this excerpt from herman melville's "bartleby, the scrivener" best exhibits the use of verbal irony?

a) before, i had never experienced aught but a not unpleasing sadness.
b) upon inspection, the drawer exhibited a great array of the shells of various sorts of nuts. indeed, to this quick-witted youth, the whole noble science of the law was contained in a nutshell.
c) so he sent him to my office, as student at law, errand boy, cleaner and sweeper, at the rate of one dollar a week.
d) for the first time in my life a feeling of overpowering stinging melancholy seized me.

The answer is B, I took the test and I found that A was not the answer, It states that the law was contained in a nutshell and that's irony soo

judy jones is an attractive woman who receives attention from many men throughout the story.   despite her beautiful appearance, she is superficial and callous.   she is an aggressive woman who goes after any man she desires but she is not happy.   she is fickle and is never satisfied.   her beauty is only skin deep.   dexter breaks down because he knows his dreams are unattainable.   he believes that wealth and physical beauty are what will make him happy.   he soon realizes that she has lost her attractive looks.   it is not all what he had planned.

realistic fiction depicts life and society in a true to life  manner.

its main characters are dynamic.

they grow and transform with their experiences, making it easier for readers to  relate to them.

this genre primarily focuses on the  daily struggles  of ordinary people, validating their experiences.

hope that ! : )