Answer:
playful and comical
Explanation:
From the excerpt, the mood is playful and comical.
This is true because the author revealed that they "pattered pitty-pat, pitty-pat each with feet and toenails, ears and hair, everything but tails,..." This shows that they were in a playful mood. Also, despite the way they pattered, when they got to the Philadelphia union depot, they had nothing to say. This also added a comical effect in the excerpt.
It’s either A or B, but I would go for B
Jean Lenoir - hope that helped!!
Duplicity has largely negative connotations as the word is associated with being deceitful or "double-dealing" this could mean making a deal and then backing out at a later date or saying that you will do one thing and then later do something different.
No people should pay taxes because if not our economy would be so bad we wouldn’t even have one