Read the excerpt from act iii of the importance of being earnest.

jack- pray excuse me, lady bracknell, for interrupting you again, but it is only fair to tell you that according to the terms of her grandfather’s will miss cardew does not come legally of age till she is thirty-five.

the best conclusion that can be drawn from jack’s words is that he is
a) arrogant
b) mannerly
c) religious
d) impatient

B) Mannerly

Explanation:

Remember that someone mannerly is someone who is polite or corteous, this means he doesn't disrespect people when talking to them. In this case by the use of "excuse me" we can se he is sorry to interrupt, his manners are shown. He also calls the woman "Lady Bracknell", showing she has some authority over him and making her be aware he resptects it. Another clue is that Jack doesn't use any contractions when speaking, intead of saying "it's" he says "it is", this is a proof of his politeness.

i wonder if it is possible to place reagans testimony and paragragh 18, so we can compare and contract the ideas in the text.