option A is the answer rufus
Papyrus is a old Egyptian type of paper. The context clues are “read and write” and “actual writing on papyrus”
Correct answer: mischievous waste, in accusing others or tormenting harmless animals.
Explanations: this is an excerpt from Rousseau’s “The Confessions”, which develops the author’s personal philosophies. Rousseau was one of the most representative philosophers of Illuminism.