review the passage

the listeners for he suddenly smote on the door, even louder, and lifted his head tell them i came and no one answered that i kept my word he said.

based on this passage what is the best inference about the man

A.) he was a soldier away at war. B.) his mother and father had once lived it the house. C.) he was gone longer then the inhabitant of the house expected. D.) he was an unreliable person, so no one expected him to come.

Please some one help me please