You and your friend agree to discuss the status of your romantic relationships but elect not to discuss workplace drama, which way are you managing dialectical tensions? a. Integration b. Reaffirmation c. Segmentation d. Recalibration

What is implied in this sentence from mark twain's "the £1,000,000 bank-note"? i was puzzled, and wanted to discuss the matter a little further, but they didn't; so i took my leave, feeling hurt and insulted to be made the butt of what was apparently some kind of a practical joke, and yet obliged to put up with it, not being in circumstances to resent affronts from rich and strong folk.