Answer: Option B.
It mattered not that he might already
possess a wife and family, or that his
affections might be engaged upon an object
of his own selection" (Paragraph 6)
Explanation:
The lady or the tiger is a short story written by an American writer Frank R Stockton for publication in the magazine the century in 1882. In the story , the king has to brought up a fairest trials for the criminal. The criminal had to make decision and choose one from the two fairest tales. If he opened the door behind which the tiger was, he will be charged guilty and punished but if open the door the beautiful damsel was standing, he will marry the damsel. The situation is a lose lose situation because the criminal Don't wish to marry the damsel , like wise the damsel too because they don't love and know each other and he doesn't want to be punished.
The piece of evidence that best reveals is It mattered not that he might already
possess a wife and family, or that his
affections might be engaged upon an object
of his own selection" (Paragraph 6)
