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Answer:
I think answer would be c, but I'm not 100% sure.
Explanation:
Maybe google this one? You would probably get better answers
“The cough is a mere nothing. It will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” this part of the passage is very ironic because he really won’t die of a cough but he is explaining the cough to be nothing for him to be worried about