Question

The man looked very sorrowful and said: "My lady, if I do not wish to die, I must do as my lord commands me. He has ordered me to take this daughter or yours, and to ..." And his voice trailed off into silence. Which identifies an implicit meaning from the passage?

Answer 1

That he feels bad about what he is going to do or where he is going to take the the woman's daughter.

Answer 2

Answer: The man is distraught over the job he has been assigned.

In this excerpt, the man tells us that he has been assigned the job of taking the woman's daughter with him. He says that he does not wish to die, so we can assume his punishment for not doing his duty is death. Because of his words, and the way his voice trails off, we can conclude that the man is distraught over the job he has been assigned, and would prefer not to do it.