Which sentence develops the theme that a good soldier is brave and dutiful? A. By conscience and courage, by deeds of devotion and daring, he soon commended himself to his fellows and his officers. B. He quietly raised his forehead from his arm and looked between the musket stems of laurels instinctively closing his right hand about the stock of his rifle. C. Without a movement, without a sound in the profound silence and languor of the late afternoon, some invisible messenger of fate touched with unsealing finger the eyes of his consciousness. D. Nevertheless, fatigue had been stronger than resolution and he had fallen asleep
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A. "By conscience and courage, by deeds of devotion and daring, he soon commended himself to his fellows and his officers."
This sentence explicitly highlights the qualities of bravery ("courage") and duty ("deeds of devotion") that characterize a good soldier.
