The correct answer is B. Consequently.
That means that something occurred due to something else, which is cause and effect.
The word "Next" is using chronological order to organize the writing.
The correct answer is D: I’m as impatient as a young man who has to wait for his inheritance.
Explanation:
She lingers my desires, (She's keeping me waiting)
Like a stepdame or a dowager (The term "stepdame" also means stepmother, and a "dowager" is a widow who holds a title or property from her late husband.)
Long withering out a young man's revenue. (Revenue is synonymous for earnings, or in this case, a young man's inheritance that is being held by a stepmother.)
