The best answer would be A.
The entire excerpt describes the speaker's admiration of the structure, not just of its physical beauty but the history that came with it. This first part of the excerpt details the "recent rust". It is old and a bit rundown, but still very familiar to the speaker. The last part describes how the speaker is trying hard to imagine what the great house looked like when it was newly built --"early shine".
Foxes; summaries; rodeos; bonuses.
Answer:
The answer is a
Explanation:
They go into debt and spend 10 years paying off the bill.
bayonet charge and explosure
reality of conflict