Which event happened LAST in the story?A) Dr. Maillard met the author at the gate. B) A beautiful young woman was playing the pi
ano. C) Dr. Maillard explained that he no longer used his "soothing system" on patients. D) The author asked his companion to introduce him to the owner of the Maison de Sante.
The denotation of a word is its literal meaning, not its implied one. All of the given words refer to a stop that is sudden and rude. Therefore, their denotation would be "stop" or "cut off".