Read the excerpt below and answer the question,
now came a pause of ten minutes, during which i, by this time in perfect possession of my wits, observed all
the female brocklehursts produce their pocket-handkerchiefs and apply them to their optics, while the elderly
lady swayed herself to and fro, and the two younger ones whispered, "how shocking! " (chapter 7)
using context clues, the word optics in the above passage most likely refers to
a. noses
b. mouth
c. eyes
d. ears