"in the past" makes the most sense here :)
<span>D.) The woman goes to the mirror dutifully, as one who dutifully worships.
Comparing the mirror to the eye of a god shows that the woman is constantly going to the mirror as one goes to church regularly. She is trying to gain some sort of heavenly insight into herself, as someone would be trying to get religious insight by worshiping. </span><span />
