Well according to me the second phrase describes the passage above best
In 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, the men make the important decision to escape the Nautilus. This decision results in the climax of the story. The building action finally results in a drastic decision that causes major changes, which eventually lead to falling action and resolution.
<span>D. The stranger smiled on, his downward-slanting eyes like empty pits. (161)</span>
The subject is Miss williams