LOMOV: It's cold . . . I'm trembling all over, just as if I'd got an examination before me. The great thing is, I must have my mind made up. If I give myself time to think, to hesitate, to talk a lot, to look for an ideal, or for real love, then I'll never get married . . . . Brr! . . . It's cold! Natalya Stepanovna is an excellent housekeeper, not bad-looking, well-educated . . . . What more do I want?
This excerpt from The Proposal is an example of what kind of dramatic device?

A. Farce
B. Fast-paced dialogue
C. Stage directions
D. Inner monologue