Select the correct answer.
Read the excerpt and the dictionary entry.
(4) "It was my fault; I was looking at the view," said one of the two young men candidly. He was a trifle the taller, the
broader, and distinctly the better looking; but they were both excellent specimens of clean, wholesome-looking British
manhood; curiously alike also, not only in feature, but in resolute adherence to the conventional type.
fault noun
1. something that detracts from perfection
2. a long, extended fracture in a rock
3. the responsibility for a mistake or accident
4. a bad serve in a racket game like tennis
Which definition best represents the meaning of fault as it is used in the excerpt?
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