C. the writer is revising to eliminate irrelevant information and use better words rather than more words.
I think the meaning of the phrase would be that she sees that food and education doesnt give her the gratification trendy apparel does. im not sure about what the context clues are but this should give you an idea. sorry i couldnt fully answer this.
1.) A.) Algernon eavesdrops on Jack while he's conversing with Gwendolyn.
2.) D.) I believe is the correct answer. Algernon made up the invalid Bunbury in order to travel into the country whenever he pleased.
Hope this helps!
An outlook for an author should be something like a author surrogate also called an author avatar :)
Answer:
FOR DER TEA *insert British accent here*