A.he was excited to have new clothes, rich food, and a strange girl to play with.
Explanation:
He wasn't even 14 when his parents decided to marry him to Kasturbai, a girl from Porbandar. When he was a kid, he was very happy. He had someone new to play with, new clothes, and got to eat nice food, but when he grew up, he spoke against the evil practice of child marriage.