The author pined for two two-cent cones instead of one four-cent pie because
Explanation:
The passage states “Two two-cent cones instead of one at four cents did not signify squandering, economically speaking, but symbolically they surely did. It was for this precise reason, that I yearned for them”. Intemperance means ‘excessive indulgence of appetite’. Hence, the correct answer is option 2.
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