based on the passage, one can infer that learning to read was considered off limits not only for the author, but for all slaves. which of the following excerpts from the story best supports this inference

A. When I was sent to errands, I always took my book with me, and by going one part of my errands quickly, I found time to get a lesson before my return

B. ...Not that it would injure me, it might embarrass them; for it is almost an unpardonable offence to teach slaves to read in this Christian country

C. I was now about twelve years old, and the thought of being a slave for life began to bear heavily upon my heart

D. As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing ​