How does john canty react when prince edward first insists that he is not tom, but the prince of wales?

a.
he dismisses edward's claims and threatens to punish him.

b.
he reminds edward that, as the father of twins, he can tell people apart.

c.
he demands that edward prove that he is not tom right away.

d.
he believes edward and tries to find the real tom.

the prince and the pauper book

When the prince first tells John Canty that he is the Prince of Wales and not Tom, John’s son, John believes that the prince has gone mad.  John states this very clearly at the very end of Chapter IVThere, John says that the prince has “gone stark mad as any Tom o’ Bedlam!”  He then goes on to tell the prince that he would beat him for not getting any money by begging, “mad or no mad.”  Clearly John does not believe that the prince is really the prince.  Instead, he thinks that the prince is really his own son Tom, but that Tom has gone crazy. hope this helps you