Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
These words of comfort, uttered with cheering tones, and accompanied with a look of inexpressible tenderness and serenity, brought back peace for a while to her troubled spirit. They communicated together, and on parting, the magnanimous woman once more embraced her young friend; then stretching her hand toward heaven, said, “Be tranquil, Maria! by tomorrow morning we are there, and all our sorrows stay here _________ us.”

Correct option is D

The correct option to fill in the blank is (d) behind.
In the sentence, the speaker means that once they reach their destination, their sorrows will remain at the current place and will not go with them. The natural phrase is “stay here behind us”, meaning left back while we move forward. (Hindi meaning of “behind”: पीछे)
Example: Leave your worries behind and move on.
Why other options are incorrect:
· (a) above: means at a higher position (Hindi: ऊपर) — does not fit the idea of leaving sorrows at a place.
· (b) away: means at a distance (Hindi: दूर) — “stay here away us” is ungrammatical; it would need “away from us.”
· (c) apart: means separated (Hindi: अलग) — does not match the intended meaning and sounds unnatural here.