Select the correct answer.
Read the excerpt from the passage.
(4) "When Bertram had gone. Helena's forlorn look was noticed by the Countess, who told her that she was exactly
the same to her as her own child. Tears then gathered in Helena's eyes, for she felt that the Countess made
Bertram seem like a brother whom she could never marry. The Countess guessed her secret forthwith, and Helena
confessed that Bertram was to her as the sun is to the day,"
What is the meaning of Helena's confession that "Bertram was to her as the sun is to the day"?

What is the meaning of Helena’s confession that “Bertram was to her as the sun is to the day”?


A. She thinks of him as a brother

B. He is as bright and beautiful as a star

C. She cannot exist without him

D. He is all she can think about