What does thoreau mean by "the apple of his eye" in this sentence? "the owner of the axe, as he released his hold on it, said that it was the apple of his eye; but i returned it sharper than i received it." responses a that the axe was easily lost because of its sizethat the axe was easily lost because of its size b that the axe was not in the best shapethat the a xe was not in the best shape c that the axe was not valuable to its ownerthat the axe was not valuable to its owner d that the axe was extremely special and important to its ownerthat the axe was extremely special and important to its owner