"Pleasant, pleasant country," sighed the enthusiastic gentleman, as he opened his lattice window. "Who could live to gaze from day to day on bricks and slates who had once felt the influence of a scene like this? Who could continue to exist where there are no cows but the cows on the chimney-pots, nothing redolent of Pan but pan-tiles, no crop but stone crop? Who could bear to drag out a life in such a spot? Who, I ask, could endure it?" and, having cross-examined solitude after the most approved criteria, at considerable length, Mr. Pickwick thrust his head out of the lattice and looked around him.

The rich, sweet smell of the hay-ricks rose to his chamber window, the hundred perfumes of the little flower-garden beneath scented the air around, the deep-green meadows shone in the morning dew that glistened on every leaf as it trembled in the gentle air, and the birds sang as if every sparkling drop were to them a fountain of inspiration.

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Which statement best describes the mood as it is portrayed in the image compared to the way it is portrayed in the excerpt?
A.
The excerpt portrays a blissful mood, while the image portrays a gloomy mood.
B.
The excerpt portrays an irritated mood, while the image portrays a serious mood.
C.
The excerpt portrays a serious mood, while the image portrays an intense mood.
D.
The excerpt portrays an anxious mood, while the image portrays a mournful mood.
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