Which of the following excerpts displays a reverent tone toward Faulkner? A. Not to have failed completely at such a task is indistinguishable from triumph
B. I haven't really told you everything up front, you see -- and neither does Faulkner.
C. Even when he does tell you everything, you can't entirely trust it.
D. The defense to be mounted is not of Faulkner's use of the word but of the novel in spite of it, or rather, in the face of it.