11. Hawthorne's reference to Lincoln as the man of men" (line 3)

A. given added importance by the "of course (line 1).

B. reinforcement for Lincoln's position of one
of the "statesmen" (line 1).

C. somewhat deflated by the preceding phrases in parentheses (line 3).

D. explained by the reference to “a private grief”(line4).

E. based on Lincoln’s “very remarkable physiognomy”(line 6)