<span>The tone of the final words of the speaker is ominous. He is implying that the duchess is dead without outright saying she is thus. From a certain point of view, it could even be argued that he implies that he may have had a hand in the duchess' smiles stopping.</span>
Answer:
Speech use tone of groups, and tone group can convey only one idea. writing uses sentences and a sentence can contain several ideas.
I believe the correct answer is A) self-assured but inexperienced, but I am not 100% sure.