The answer should be option d, joyful, hope this helps
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Both B and D use "publish" instead of published which is not on the correct tense, so we can rule those out. Then, I looked for another error, and you need an a before "patent clerk." So A, the other viable answer, was ruled out. C is correct.
The plot of the story is that it is better to take your time to have something better than to be fast and have something that doesn't last long. :)
Quiet and tearfully he bid fairwell to his younger sister.
