What is the best way to rewrite the sentence?
we walked one step at a time because it
seemed to most of us that was the worst.
o we walked slowly to avoid the first day of
school.
we walked really slowly as we tried to avoid
the worst, first day of school.

(B) We walked slowly to avoid the first day of school.

Explanation:

We walked one step at a time, slowly, really slowly, because it would seem that to most if not all of us the worst and most avoided event was the first day of school.  

What is the best way to rewrite the sentence?

he is suggesting that this widow is a strong woman, who is giving constructive criticism and she has enough to worry about, and she takes care of him, so he does not take it to heart.