Read the excerpt from the poem "Faces in the Street" by Henry Lawson. Answer the question that follows.
In hours before the dawning dims the starlight in the sky
The wan and weary faces first begin to trickle by,
Increasing as the moments hurry on with morning feet,
Till like a pallid river flow the faces in the street—
Flowing in, flowing in,
To the beat of hurried feet—
Ah! I sorrow for the owners of those faces in the street.
Which of the following best paraphrases the bolded lines?
In the moments just before dawn softens the brightness of the stars, pale and tired faces start to slowly appear.
People stop swimming after eight o'clock, as the waves rush faster because they're excited to go to the beach.
In hours before the dawning dims the starlight in the sky, the wan and weary faces first begin to trickle by.
When the sun gets really hot and sparkly, happy faces with colorful hats come quickly skipping by.