William the conqueror was a Norman king of England, and he was known among his own people as WIlliame I (Normans did not use surnames, so he was known as William the Bastar d, but rather to the Saxons).
Well we all have our own ways of comprehension, he may just be quicker to understand things than most other people. Also, with him being a detective, he would need to be able to think quickly to help him catch people in lies.
From this excerpt, we can see that the theme depicted is (C) keeping up appearances in society. There is an indirect nod to theme in the first line "In reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich..."
It seems every individual wants to show that they are more affluent than they actually are, and in doing so they all purchase the same décor etc.
I think to opt with option b COMPARE AND CONTRAST
