Question

So now Della's beautiful hair fell about her rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters. It reached below her knee and made itself almost a garment for her. And then she did it up again nervously and quickly. Once she faltered for a minute and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet. On went her old brown jacket; on went her old brown hat. With a whirl of skirts and with the brilliant sparkle still in her eyes, she fluttered out the door and down the stairs to the street. Which statement from the above excerpt indicates irony? It reached below her knee and made itself almost a garment for her. So now Della's beautiful hair fell about her rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters. Once she faltered for a minute and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the word red carpet. With a whirl of skirts and with the brilliant sparkle still in her eyes, she fluttered out the door and down the stairs to the street

Answer 1

I believe this is the answer: Once she faltered for a minute and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the word red carpet

Answer 2

Once she faltered for a minute and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the word red carpet.