Read lines 9 through 12 of “Far from the Madding Crowd.”
Or maybe a cricket or katydid,*
Or the songs of birds in the hedges hid,
Or just some such sweet sound as these,
To fill a tired heart with ease.
What does the phrase a tired heart mean?
A.
a person who is weary of city life
B.
an organ of the body that is overworked
C.
a secret that is painful to keep