Read the passage from Chapter 31 which begins “‘You can pet him, Mr. Arthur’” and ends “…except possibly algebra.”

The narrator’s comment “I would never lead him home” implies that she

A. feelings an adult should be able to go home alone

B. knows that Mr. Arthur is only trying to make her feel important

C. is scornful of Mr. Arthur’s total lack of self-sufficiency

D. is embarrassed to be seen in public leading an adult around

E. is aware of the need to preserve Mr. Arthur’s dignity in public