Which sentences in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that the author’s tone is mocking?

This writing is a work of historical fiction. It is set during Greek times, and it is centered on mytho policies.

There are several excerpts in this piece that show it has a mockery tone, some, more than others.

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

explanation:

i would just say something like,

i need to go outside owner to pee, hold on owner let me mark this tree. i'm thirsty now "starts drinking water" now i am tired. what are you eating owner can i have some, you can't refuse my cute puppy eyes.

just make sure you write that in your own words that way you don't get in trouble.