9. which sentence is written correctly? a. a large belt of asteroids orbit between mars and jupiter. the press are owned by different journalism companies. generally, a forest of trees are home to various animals. in asia, a pride of lions are often active during the day.

the answer is definitely d. sorry for a late response.

in the line from the end of the story "the cask of the amontillado," by edgar allan poe, the narrator has put the last stone on the wall, thus sentencing fortunato to death. just like that montresor associates his feeling of sickness to the humidity of the catacombs, and seems to be glad he has taken revenge on fortunato. however, montresor's last words are "in pace requiescat," which mean "may he rest in peace." as a result, it can be inferred that he hides or does not want to assume his guilt or remorse for killing fortunato in such a horrible way.