Which quotation from “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” contains a simile?
A. “He came down almost across her back, and if he had been an old mongoose he would have known that then was the time to break her back with one bite.” B. “The head was lying a little clear of the water jar, under the curve of it. As his teeth met, Rikki braced his back against the bulge of the red earthenware to hold down the head.” C. “He spread out his hood more than ever, and Rikki-tikki saw the spectacle-mark on the back of it that looks exactly like the eye part of a hook-and-eye fastening.” D. “They had made a beautiful nest by pulling two big leaves together and stitching them up the edges, and had filled the hollow with cotton and downy fluff.”