All this time, I was getting on towards the river; but however fast I went, I couldn't warm my feet, to which the damp cold seemed riveted, as the iron was riveted to the leg of the man I was running to meet.

What does the phrase "damp cold seemed riveted" suggest about how the narrator feel?

A) He cannot escape the feeling of icy dread.

B) He considers his responsibility with a cold seriousness.

C) He feels a cold prisoner in his current life.

D) He sees his tasks as if it were his chilling doom.

Question

All this time, I was getting on towards the river; but however fast I went, I couldn't warm my feet, to which the damp cold seemed riveted, as the iron was riveted to the leg of the man I was running to meet.

What does the phrase "damp cold seemed riveted" suggest about how the narrator feel?

A) He cannot escape the feeling of icy dread.

B) He considers his responsibility with a cold seriousness.

C) He feels a cold prisoner in his current life.

D) He sees his tasks as if it were his chilling doom.