Who had been the oldest man in the village?

What Village?, I need to know to answer you Question.

Explanation:

peace, morning, sun glooming, sorrow, woe pardon’d, punished, more hence, talk, story. all of these three words have to do something with a depressed, regretful tone. woe is another word for misery, heartache, so all of these words are about unhappy feelings.

c is the answer because first she would blush to make the reader wonder why which they find out in the next line.