What does brutus say that anticipates the question of why the crowd should
listen to mark antony?

a. i come to bury caesar, not to praise him.

b. not that i lov'd caesar less, but that i lov'd rome more.

c. i thrice presented him a kingly crown, / which he did thrice refuse.
was this ambition?

d. and, for my sake, stay here with antony: do grace to caesar's
corpse, and grace his speech.

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.