Mr. white dropped his wife's hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of horror at his visitor. his dry lips shaped the words, "how much? " "two hundred pounds," was the answer. unconscious of his wife's shriek, the old man smiled faintly, put out his hands like a sightless man, and dropped, a senseless heap, to the floor. which word reveal the mood of horror in the excerpt? a. gazed b. shaped c. faintly d. shriek

D). The king is disappointed to hear Cordelia's response and punishes her.

Explanation:

In the given adaptation from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit, the idea that is emphasized both in the passage and in the image is that 'the king is very disappointed with the response given by his youngest daughter, Cordelia whom he loved dearly.' He expects an extravagant profession of Cordelia's love towards her father when he asks her that 'how much you love me?' Cordelia did not wish to make any fabrications or unauthentic statements like her sisters if she didn't feel it. Her rightful response to this question ultimately led her to face the punishment of being ousted from the king's empire and told to 'be a stranger.' This suggests that how disappointed the king was after hearing her response. Thus, option D is the correct answer.