Which of the following inferences about Goodman Brown is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 15-17) "Friend," said the other, exchanging his slow pace for a full stop, "having kept covenant by meeting thee here, it is my purpose now to return
whence I came. I have scruples touching the matter thou wot'st of."
"Sayest thou so?" replied he of the serpent, smiling apart. "Let us walk on, nevertheless, reasoning as we go; and if i convince thee not thou shalt
turn back. We are but a little way in the forest yet."
"Too far too far!" exclaimed the goodman, unconsciously resuming his walk. "My father never went into the woods on such an errand, nor his
father before him. We have been a race of honest men and good Christians since the days of the martyrs; and shall be the first of the name of
Brown that ever took this path and kept-"
A. He is foolish to think the man of the serpent is his "friend."
B. He doesn't have scruples or else he wouldn't have left his wife alone.
C. He considers himself a man of his word,
D. He is sought after by the devil because he is a Christian.