“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Lines 15-16 from the passage;
“one who knew the world, and would not have felt abashed at the governor’s dinner-table, or in King William’s court, were it possible that his affairs should call him thither. But the only thing about him”

12. Which of the following describes how the government leaders in lines 15-16 would react if they met the second traveler?

A. Inhospitable
B. Friendly
C. Dismissive
D. Supportive