The phrase "they'd stand flat-footed" (paragraph 5, sentence 6) suggests that the (1A)
A. townspeople would not be impressed by her fashionable ways
B. townspeople would not be ready for what she has to say
C. townspeople would not be able to understand why she wanted
to leave
D. speaker and her former neighbors are not on friendly terms
E. speaker and her former neighbors are stubborn people

townspeople would not be impressed by her fashionable ways

Explanation:

faithful servants eumaeus and philaetius:

his ragged vest then drawn aside disclosed the sign conspicuous, and the scar exposed: eager they view'd, with joy they stood amazed with tearful eyes o'er all their master gazed:

these servants know ulysses by the scar he got when he was a child - so when he showed them the mark, they immediately knew this is truly their master and they hugged him, finally starting to believe his words.