It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that some of the people at the train station regard Miss Spivey’s comment about the Georgia heat with A) sympathy, because they assume that she is experiencing intense heat for the first time. B) disappointment, because they doubt that she will stay in Threestep for very long. C) embarrassment, because they imagine that she is superior to them. D) resentment, because they feel that she is minimizing their discomfort.