Which of these excerpts from "Salvation" is the best example of irony?
A. There was a big revival at my Auntie Reed's church. Every night for
weeks there had been much preaching, singing, praying, and
shouting, and some very hardened sinners had been brought to
Christ, and the membership of the church had grown by leaps and
bounds.
O B. [My aunt] woke up and told my uncle I was crying because the
Holy Ghost had come into my life, and because I had seen Jesus.
But I was really crying because I couldn't bear to tell her that I had
lied...
C. A great many old people came and knelt around us and prayed, old
women with jet-black faces and braided hair, old men with work-
gnarled hands. And the church sang a song about the lower lights
are burning, some poor sinners to be saved. And the whole
building rocked with prayer and song.
D. Finally all the young people had gone to the altar and were saved,
but one boy and me. He was a rounder's son named Westley.
Westley and I were surrounded by sisters and deacons praying. It
was very hot in the church, and getting late now.
B. [My aunt] woke up and told my uncle I was crying because the Holy Ghost had come into my life, and because I had seen Jesus. But I was really crying because I couldn't bear to tell her that I had lied...
This excerpt is the best example of irony because it portrays a situation in which the narrator is expected to have a genuine religious experience, but instead, they are actually crying because they feel guilty about lying about their experience.