I think the first sign that made people question whether the king was Peter Wilks's English brother was his illiteracy and inability to write. He confuses the word funeral obsequies and instead uses funeral orgies.
The answer is C.
In this passage, Howell illustrates Editha's attempts to sway her fiancé, George Gearson, into enlisting for the war.
Despite being aware that she was merely echoing sentiments from the newspapers, she persisted until she made her argument and managed to persuade George on the critical need to fight in the war.
