Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.

(5) And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich, -- yes, richer than a king, --
(10) And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything,
To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
(15) And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.
Which statement BEST describes the character of Richard Cory?
A) The people of the town worked hard, and Richard Cory rewarded them for this.
B) Richard Cory enjoyed the admiration of the townspeople and spent time conversing with them each day.
C) Richard Cory was the richest man in town, and he enjoyed showing off in front of the people of the town.
D) Although he appeared to be pleasant, successful, and rich, Richard Cory must have been very unhappy since he killed himself.