In Thomas Love Peacock’s Nightmare Abbey, when Miss O’Carroll and Miss Toobad discover that Scythrop has been dating both women at the same time, they both leave him. Read this conversation, which takes place after the women leave, between Scythrop and his butler Raven. What does this excerpt reveal about Scythrop’s character? Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock (excerpt)

“Shall I bring your dinner here?” “Yes.” “What will you have?” “A pint of port and a pistol.” “A pistol!” “And a pint of port. I will make my exit like Werter. Go. Stay. Did Miss O’Carroll say any thing?” “No.” “Did Miss Toobad say any thing?” “The strange lady? No.” “Did either of them cry?” “No.” “What did they do?” “Nothing.” “What did Mr Toobad say?” “He said, fifty times over, the devil was come among us.” “And they are gone?” “Yes; and the dinner is getting cold. There is a time for every thing under the sun. You may as well dine first, and be miserable afterwards.” “True, Raven. There is something in that. I will take your advice: therefore, bring me——” “The port and the pistol?” “No; the boiled fowl and Madeira.”

A. He is melodramatic.
B. He is depressed.
C. He is cowardly.
D. He is manipulative.