Answer:
The passage from "The Cask of Amontillado":
"Pass your hand, 'I said, 'over the wall; you cannot help feeling the nitre. Indeed it is very damp. Once more let me implore you to return. No? Then I must positively leave you. But I must first render you all the little attentions in my power."
reveals that C. He hopes Fortunato will prevent him from committing the planned murder.
“In the meantime” indicates a shift in time.
The last one is your best bet
The answer would be A. speech.
A Proclamation is defined as "<span>a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance." Of the options given, a speech would make the most sense as an announcement. </span>
