Critical Reading Question

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<p>"In this matter of the Diamond," he said, "the characters of innocent people have suffered from suspicion already- as you know. The memories of innocent people may suffer, hereafter for the WANT of a record of facts to which those who come after us can appeal. There can be no doubt that this strange family story of ours ought to be told. And I think, Betteredge the lawyer and I together have hit on the right way of telling it"</p>

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<li>In line 25, "want" most nearly means
(a) poverty
(b) Desire
(c) Lack
(D) Fault
(E) requirement</li>
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<p>Can someone help me rationalize the right and wrong answers?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Bump. Please.</p>

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<p>I guess the answer is D i.e. fault
The author is saying that the stories (or facts ) of the family ought to be told, and he even says that they both have together hit on the right way of telling it .
And he says that if there’s something fault in the records, one can appeal…</p>

<p>Well, I just think so… ( correct me please, if I am wrong)
BTW , what is the correct answer?</p>

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<p>I think the answer is C</p>

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<p>I am guessing it’s c) Lack. Here I changed “hereafter” to “in the future”, “want” to “lack” and “those who come after us” to “future generations”:</p>

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<p>oh, I see now. Answer C seems really fitting.
Thanks keylimepie!</p>

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<p>I agree with those who have said “C”.</p>