Mr. Ryder stills feels a conflict between his past life and his present one was the inference about his decision to introduce Liza Jane as the "Wife of my youth".
Option A
Step-by-step explanation:
Ryder reveals his identity to the audience at the ball when he introduced Liza Jane as “the wife of my youth”. He feels that he had done a big mistake in his past and he should not make that again by not acknowledging Liza Jane as his wife.
As Sam Taylor had promised to Liza that he’ll come back for her but he moved on to become another man. To keep up the promise made to Liza Jane he introduced her as “wife of my youth”.