3. What is the meaning of the simile in the sentence below from paragraph 5?
"Like a rudderless boat, the discussion kept turning round and round the same point;
and at last it threatened to be overwhelmed in a flood of tears."
a. It describes two people who are crying because they finally came to a solution.
b. It describes an endless argument between two people.
c. It depicts a husband and his wife engaged in a minor argument.
d. It describes an insolvable argument between a husband and his wife, threatening
to deteriorate into tears.