[单选题]Mr.EdSmith,thelocalundertaker,was__________.
A
a white man who always occupied a box to the left of the opera house
B
a rich man who could afford to wear his own cutaway coat and striped breeches
C
a respected man in the colored community presumably because of the nature of his job
D
an important man because he only officiated at the funerals of the most prominent colored citizens
