Answer:
C;; prevailed over
Explanation:
The verb <em>surmount </em>means to stand or be located on top of. In the excerpt from "The Cask of Amontillado," by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator describes the festive mood of the carnival season and what his friend is wearing - a jester's costume with a conical cap and bells over his head.
Answer: "We've tried to help you call for help, but it seems everyone is asleep. What do you want to do now? Would you like to call for soldiers? Want us to call them for you? Soldiers are better than police, right?"
Explanation: To find the better translation of the tief-man's words, we must analyze each sentence of the passage. "we don try our best for call dem but I tink say dem all done sleep-o" means "We've tried to help you call for help, but it seems everyone is asleep", then we have questions: "So wetin we go do now?" "Sometaim you wan call soja?" which mean "What do you want to do now?" "Would you like to call for soldiers?" and the last two sentences: "Or you wan make we call dem for you?" "Soja better pass police. No be so?" which translate to: "Want us to call them for you?" "Soldiers are better than police, right?"