Major Talbot clings to a way of life that has vanished. Which sentence best supports this idea? The present day had little interest or excellence in his eyes. B. That garment was a surprise even to Washington, which has long ago ceased to shy at the frocks and broadbrimmed hats of Southern Congressmen. It was an old-fashioned brick building, with a portico upheld by tall white pillars. D. It was the Southern style and aspect of the place that pleased the eyes of the Talbots.