"And Reuben J . . . gave the boatman a florin for saving his son's life." Choose the statement that does NOT pertain to this quote.
A) We would expect the mythical boatman to take the son to the underworld.
B) Ancient Greeks buried coins with their dead to pay the ferryman to take them to Hades.
C) Everyone knew Reuben J could not afford it.
D) Simon Dedalus thinks the son was not worth that much.

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Reuben J giving a florin implies he could afford it, contradicting the idea that everyone knew he could not afford it.