Seems like the character is "Jumping to conclusions"
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C) "I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the mast and on the deck of the world"
Heat energy is the answer because the heat is coming from the fire heating the sausage
Antonyms are opposites, so the opposite of profess is to conceal. The answer is A
Can you leave a link to the passage or text? This would make it easier to help you