Um I think that it's "Yes, by heavens they've held 'im! They've held 'im!" Then again though, you can't really tell something represents a part of a story by one line.....
A would make more sense as the answer because a persuasive essay is opinionated so you should have opiniobs that go along with yours to be able to have more of a "backup" if you will. More people saying helps the reader feel more obligated to that opinion
Answer:
Goha loves to trick others to bring out the truth and the wife likes to lie to protect herself.