Question

Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado."

"I have my doubts," I replied; "and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. You were not to be found, and I was fearful of losing a bargain."

The narrator was worried he would lose a bargain.

The narrator wants his Fortunato to feel superior.

The narrator was upset by paying too much for the Amontillado.

The narrator could not find Fortunato when he needed him.