Okay, for the first one the anwser is D, for the second question the answer is B.
        
             
        
        
        
C. The most important events and rules 
PS also the people involved
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Understatement
Explanation:
Because of this line: "Yes, I had the pleasure of receiving the information of your arrival in town, which you were so good as to send me,"
An understatement <u>is a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.</u>