I believe the answer is D) to show that he had lingered so long by the door, the wife felt that he had been there more than an entire day.
In "The Soul Selects her own Society", Dickinson's childhood can be categorized as (A) exclusionary.
The narrator speaks about only letting one individual into her soul and shutting out everybody else. She points out that she won't even let in the loftiest individuals if it does not suit her.
C Is the answer because it explains the rhythm to the Faries like in the story