Read paragraphs 19 and 20.
(19) Now Grandfather Chan was a little deaf, and taking for granted that Yen had explained the candy all right, he nibbled a
little at one of the sticks, then put it down....
(20) "I cannot eat any more," said he. "The old man is not the little boy."
What does Grandfather Chan mean when he uses the expression "The old man is not the little boy"?
O A.
It literally means that Grandfather Chan is an elderly person and not a young child.
OB.
Grandfather Chan has the wisdom to save his appetite for mealtime.
O C.
Grandfather Chan has less of a desire or ability to eat the hard candy.
O D. Grandfather Chan does not want to eat the candy Yen has paid for with stolen money.