【单选题】For eight months he flirted with the colossal wealth available to the lucky and the persistent, and was rebuffed. Which is NOT the correct paraphrase of this sentence?
A.
For eight months he tried finding the colossal wealth in a playful way, but he failed.
B.
The colossal wealth could be gained by the lucky and the persistent, but Mark Twain was neither.
C.
For eight months he tried finding the colossal wealth in a playful way, and he succeeded.
D.
Mark Twain was neither lucky nor persistent to get the colossal wealth since he was not serious enough in prospecting.