What does the narrator allude to at the end of this sentence from Mark Twain's "The 1,000,000 Bank-Note"?

"So I loved her all the more, seeing she could be so cheerful when there wasn't anything to be cheerful about; for I might soon need that kind of wife, you know, the way things looked."

A) the possibility of Adams having to leave the country to escape his creditors
B) the possibility of requiring a wife who could match Adams social standards
C) the possibility of Adams failure and having a lot of debt to repay
D) the possibility of Adams taking up permanent residence in London

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What does the narrator allude to at the end of this sentence from Mark Twain's "The 1,000,000 Bank-Note"?

"So I loved her all the more, seeing she could be so cheerful when there wasn't anything to be cheerful about; for I might soon need that kind of wife, you know, the way things looked."

A) the possibility of Adams having to leave the country to escape his creditors
B) the possibility of requiring a wife who could match Adams social standards
C) the possibility of Adams failure and having a lot of debt to repay
D) the possibility of Adams taking up permanent residence in London

anonymous · Answer

For anyone wondering, I chose A. Not sure if it's correct.

anonymous · Answer

The answer is B

anonymous · Answer

Good to know, going to retake it today.