the one who kills you in a few seconds so you do not have t think about diying
“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
I thinks it's B but C can also be an answer but I would go with B
