Respuesta :
The words that best describe how the author ironically portrays Mr. Symmes in this line are, "heathenish" and acting in a sort of "Christianized" manner. The word heathen describes a person who does not belong in any religious group. In short, he is called a pagan. But in this line, it was mentioned that Mr. Symmes was acting like a Christian, which makes this line ironic.