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B) Lily is confident that Margaret can ride, but Mr. Connolly disagrees because she is a girl.
The excerpt is given from the book Demon's Run. The conversation tells about the difference in Mr. Connolly's and Lily's opinions about Maragaret riding.
The sentence that shows Conolly's and Lily's opinions differ is 'Lily is confident that Margaret can ride, but Mr. Connolly disagrees because she is a girl.'
Conversation between Lily and Conolly:
- In the given excerpt, the conversation between Mr. Connolly and Lily suggests that Margaret will be the one 'who will race for a claim and then wait for others.' Mr.Connolly has already decided that Benjamin will be the one and was told that Margaret will be the runner.
- The surprised Mr. Connolly asked ''Maragaret?'', that presumed that it will be the girl who will be a runner. Mr.Connolly was shocked as the girl will be riding the race among men. The confidence of Lily assured that Maragaret is the better rider than those men, and it infers from Mr.Connolly thinking that she cannot ride because she is a girl.
Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
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