Geoffrey Chaucer planned originally

单选题 Geoffrey Chaucer planned originally to have each of the pilgrims tell______ stories on the way to Canterbury and the same number of stories on the way back in his famous The Canterbury Tales.

A、 1

B、 2

C、 3

D、 4

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