4) "I should like to see those old temples and fakirs and jugglers,' said

the old man "What was that that you started telling me the other day

about a monkey's paw or something, Morris?

"Nothing' said the soldier hastily. "Leastways, nothing worth hearing

Why does the Sergeant-major speak "hastily at this moment in the

story?

A. to hint that the Sergeant-major might possibly be in

Love

B. to show his uneasiness regarding the nature of the

monkey Spaw

C. to no cate that the Sergeant Majors a very shy and

secera

D. to make the cade cuest on the reas of the events