When Uncle Homer heard that the price was only six dollars, he said that he would buy the pig."
From this sentence the reader could infer that:
A. Uncle Homer knows that Fern is fond of Wilbur and wants to help her out.
B. Uncle Homer thinks that six dollars is a very reasonable price for a pig.
C. Uncle Homer would have bought the pig for any price, since Fern is his niece.
D. Uncle Homer only buys pigs occasionally.