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Which parts of this excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" use irony?

a"Come," I said, with decision, "we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was. You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill, and I cannot be responsible. Besides, there is Luchresi–"

"Enough," he said; "the cough's a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough."
"True–true," I replied; "and, indeed, I had no intention of alarming you unnecessarily–but you should use all proper caution . . ."

a. "Come," I said, with decision, "we will go back
b. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was.
c. We will go back; you will be ill
d. "the cough's a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough."
e. "True–true," I replied; "and, indeed, I had no intention of alarming you unnecessarily

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D "the cough's a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." This is the answer.
MrsTate

d. "the cough's a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough."

In the passage, Montressor is leading Fortunato into the catacombs to his death. Montressor does this by playing to Fortunato's pride in his ability to identify a good wine. Montressor gives him the chance to back out of the deal and go home when he  mentions he'd just get Luchesi to try the wine. This makes Fortunato even more determined despite his deteriorating health. Fortunao had a cold before going down into the catacombs but the niter on the wall makes it worse. Eventually his weakened respiratory system and the fumes of the catacombs do kill him.

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