Question

What does the following quote from “The cask of Amontillado “ reveal about what Montresor wants his servants to do ?

"I had told them that I should not return until the morning and has given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. These orders were sufficient , I well knew , to insure their immediate disappearance , one and all, as soon as my back was turned "

a. He wants them to protect the house***
b. He wants them to entertain Fortunato
c. He wants them to leave the house
d. He wants them to clean the house