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Read this passage from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb," then answer the question.
"'Oh, my night could not be called monotonous,' said he, and laughed. He laughed very heartily, with a high, ringing note, leaning back in his chair and shaking his sides. All my medical instincts rose up against that laugh."
Which of the following best describes the patient's behavior?
A. "He was quietly dressed in a suit of heather tweed with a soft cloth cap which he had laid down upon my books."
B. "Round one of his hands he had a handkerchief wrapped, which was
mottled all over with bloodstains."
C. "He was young, not more than five-and-twenty, I should say, with a strong, masculine face; but he was exceedingly pale…"
D. "He was off in one of those hysterical outbursts which come upon a strong nature when some great crisis is over and gone."
"He was off in one of those hysterical outbursts which come upon a strong nature when some great crisis is over and gone." - best describes the patient's behavior.
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