Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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Fallout is, of course, always disastrous— one way or another JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT "What would you think," I asked And Hilary brought in a bottle of his new detergent. It was a syrupy yellow liquid with a nice collar of suds. He'd been busy in his home She pondered it while she went to the kitchen to bring in the dessert. tasty, I might add. Hilary grinned. "Lauryl benzyl "Why, Donald," she said, "it could be quite interesting, if I understand what a junior achievement group is. 20% solution." "Goodness." I protested, "it's been "It wasn't my idea, really," I admitted. "Mr. McCormack called me to the office today, and told me that me. "Is it good?" For answer he seized the ice bucket, now empty of its soda bottles, "Well, now," I demanded, in my It was dried apricot pie, and very "Perhaps," I countered, "somebody should tell me." for we both recognize that my understanding and "feel" for commercial "You didn't know that one of your junior whatsisnames poured detergent though. Mr. McCormack is going to put up fifty dollars to buy any raw materials wanted and he rather suggested that I might advance another she chortled, "somebody phoned in an anonymous tip to the police—of course it was the same boy that did after sobering up long enough to give me a serious warning against "Did you hear what she said? It'll boy, selling is fun. Hilary, when can Mr. McCormack had told me, and in some detail, about the youngsters thought, be quite a beauty in a few more years, but was at the moment apiece." was a big husky redhead of twelve, with a face full of freckles and an a few months younger, was just an average, extroverted, well adjusted youngster, noisy and restless, tee-shirted "Is that what you want to do," I asked, "make money?" "There's something wrong with making money?" frightened me, but he set the value said Hilary. "We'll need some money of the mice at ten dollars a pair to do the things we want to do later." squares of screening onto wooden frames. "Hi," he said. "You're Donald sort of thing. Mr. McCormack had told me, though, that I might find these youngsters a bit more ambitious. he had said, "have exceptionally high IQ's—around one forty "The Miller boy and Mary McCready," much of the time they seem to have little interest in their studies. The junior achievement idea has sparked their imaginations. Maybe it'll be just what they need." shouldn't be done, but I know freckle remover? I'd be our first customer." very little about such matters—." "Exactly," he broke in, "we guessed "I've been wondering whether something that might be the case, and there are three patent men in our office who'd like to chip in and contribute some brainstorm. We'll worry about everything else." "What's to lose," Tommy interjected. in the electronics field. A hi-fi sub-assembly of some kind." "How about a new detergent?" Hilary put in. "Like the liquid dishwashing detergents?" He was scornful. "No, they're formulations—you That's cookbook chemistry. I mean a brand new synthetic detergent. I've got an idea for one that ought to be good even in the hard water we've look pleased." "I am," he replied, "in a cautious legal sense, of course. Hilary and I were just going over the situation on his phosphonate detergent. I've spent the last three nights studying the patent safe synthesis of some sort. You're Dr. Matlack's son, aren't you? Been literature and a few standard detergents and a good round fifty on phosphonates, but it looks"—he dipping into your father's library?" held up a long admonitory hand—"it "That's fine, Mr. McCord," Hilary said, "but it's not very important." "No?" Jeff tilted an inquiring eyebrow at me, and I handed him a small bottle. He opened and sniffed at it gingerly. "What gives?" "Before-shave lotion," Hilary told him. "You've shaved this morning, but try some anyway." Jeff looked momentarily dubious, then puddled some in his palm and moistened his jaw line. "Smells good," he noted, "and feels nice and cool. Now what?" "What is it?" "So I perceive. What is it?" an after-shave lotion? Denatured alcohol, glycerine, water, a little color inquired, "How do you sell it?" He made a face. "Never build up your face looking tanned. Men won't like the shave lotion." Hilary had been deep in thought. He said suddenly, "Gosh, I think I know how to make a—what do you want to call it—a before-shave lotion." "Well," Peter said, looking a little "You'd use it before you shaved." who'd prefer to use it beforehand," darkly, and subsided. "What did they do today, dear?" Marge asked as she refilled my coffee winter quarters. Oh, yes, and Jeff is starting action to get the company incorporated." I'd forgotten all about organization, for every member of the group to be a company officer. Of course a young boy who doesn't know any better, may wind up a sales manager. Over the sandwiches, then, I suggested "Why not? The kids can sail through their courses without thinking Peter Cope waved it off by remarking "Even so, it's child labor, isn't it?" that they'd each do what came naturally. On the other hand, they and I'd be crazy to turn it down. After all, what's to lose?" "and think about the small end. It'll work out all right." I wished that the youngsters weren't starting out by inventing a new article to manufacture, and risking an almost certain disappointment, but to hold my guidance to the minimum, I said nothing, knowing that later I could help them redesign it along standard lines. to recall all of the ideas which had been propounded. Most of them were impractical, of course, for a group of children to attempt, but several of them appeared quite attractive. Tommy, for example, wanted to put tooth powder into tablets that one would chew before brushing the teeth. He thought there should be mouth alkaline at bed time. threaded part, then send it home with a few turns of a screwdriver. Hilary, reluctantly forsaking his ideas on detergents, suggested we and spread on the surface of a reservoir to reduce evaporation. These latter ideas had made unknowing use of some basic physics, smart boys and girls. Tommy Miller does sound like a born salesman. Somehow I don't think you're going to have to call in Mr. Wells." I do feel just a little embarrassed ought to swoop." "Oh, sure, but don't you think it would be better to borrow from a bank? More businesslike?" complacency in his voice. "It didn't take long, but they sure made it out make me most uneasy. To say nothing of finding myself responsible for a two-hundred-and-fifty-dollar afford to look chintzy." over a mandrel to stiffen, cutting the to meet the demand, but this quantity seemed to satisfy him. He said he would sell them the next week and Mary McCready, with a fine burst of confidence, asked him in all seriousness to be sure to hold out a dozen. Three other things occurred that

<question>:
What is Hilary's tone described as "dark" when he remarks that there will be people interested in using his before-shave lotion?

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A He senses that Donald is going to dismiss the idea because it is too costly
B He senses that Donald is scheming to patent the idea for his own profiteering
C He senses that Donald is beginning to understand his malicious intent for the before-shave lotion
D He senses that Donald is underestimating the potential of his good idea

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D