10)
Which sentence from the passage would best support an assertion that the Parson has a sense of humor?
A) "Good night t'ee," said the man with the basket.
B) Presently he was met by an elderly parson astride on a gray mare, who, as he rode, hummed a wandering tune.
C) An empty egg-basket was slung upon his arm, the nap of his hat was ruffled, a patch being quite worn away at its brim where his thumb came in taking it off.
D) "It was only my whim," [The Parson] said; and, after a moment's hesitation: "It was on account of a discovery I made some little time ago, whilst I was hunting up pedigrees for the new county history."