Which sentence BEST summarizes the entire first paragraph? A) The narrator is on his way to a private mad-house to be examined and his companion wishes that he himself did not have to take his friend there. Eliminate B) The traveling companion would like to visit his good friend Monsieur Maillard, but is in too big a hurry, so he sends his mate, the narrator, in his place. C) The narrator asks his traveling companion if he wants to visit a mad-house and the companion agrees to escort the narrator as far as the door of the house, but no farther. D) The narrator has heard stories of horror about the Maison de Sante and wishes to investigate to see if they are as vile as he has been told. At the last minute, his companion backs out on going.