Which phrase from "Uses and Abuses of the Umbrella" most clearly informs the reader that the author is being sarcastic?

Responses

"'...The umbrella is an article proper to the desk.'"
"'...The umbrella is an article proper to the desk.'"

"...to enjoy a shower of pure water from the heavens,..."
"...to enjoy a shower of pure water from the heavens,..."

"...for it presumes that next to every desk there ought to be a coat rack and, hanging on the coat rack, an umbrella."
"...for it presumes that next to every desk there ought to be a coat rack and, hanging on the coat rack, an umbrella."

"...the umbrella is too fine, too delicate and lovely an article for water to be allowed to ruin it."

"...the umbrella is too fine, too delicate and lovely an article for water to be allowed to ruin it."