An ironic tone can be heard in the line __________.. A)\"They only live to amuse themselves. . . .\". B) \"My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures. . . .\". C) \"I wish also to steer clear of an error which many respectable writers have fallen into. . . .\". D) \"Many individuals have more sense than their male relatives. . . .\"