Read the following lines from "Clearances."

When all the others were away at Mass
I was all hers as we peeled potatoes.
They broke the silence, let fall one by one
Like solder weeping off the soldering iron:
Cold comforts set between us, things to share
Gleaming in a bucket of clean water.
And again let fall. Little pleasant splashes
From each other's work would bring us to our senses.
Which of these conclusions about the speaker is best supported by the ideas in these lines?
A. The speaker doesn't talk much to his mother while working.
B. The speaker feels that his mother is cold in her treatment of him.
C. The speaker feels connected to his mother when he works with her.
D. The speaker would rather be at church than working at home with his mother.

C. The speaker feels connected to his mother when he works with her.