Which sentence or phrase reflects the theme that nature is indifferent to the troubles of man in this excerpt from "the open boat" by stephen crane? (answer choices in brackets) {there is a certain immovable quality to a shore} , and [the correspondent wondered at it amid the confusion of the sea] . [it seemed also very attractive, but the correspondent knew that it was a long journey,] and [he paddled leisurely]. [the piece of life preserver lay under him], and [sometimes he whirled down the incline of a wave as if he were on a hand sled].