Based on The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, which sentence from the passage explains why General Menou handed over the Rosetta Stone to General Hutchinson?

The sentence that explains Menou’s reason is the one in which he says the British can have the stone because they are stronger. Choice C says that he handed it over, but does not explain why. Therefore, the correct choice is D: “You can have it,” he said, “because you are the stronger of us two.”

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