''She sat herself upon a resolving stool before a counter that was comparatively deserted trying to gather strength and courage to charge through an eager multitude that was besieging breastworks of shirting and figured lawn...

A.) Mrs.Sommers would never have found her true self if she hadn't lived in a city with stores to spend more money on herself . She would continue living for her family instead of her own desires, staying true to the role of women in this age .

B.) Mrs. Sommers would not have developed love for fancy itiems if she would have never encountered them . She would have lived a more simple life had she not fallen in love with the silk stockings and continued her spending of the 15 dollers she found .

C.) Mrs.Sommers wanted to get the chance to spend the money she found . She was sneeking around for days trying to devise a plan, and when she ended up in the store with the silk stockings, she realized it was fate .

D.) Mrs.Sommers wanted to live a different style of life . She wanted to spend more money on herself and not on her family . She figured this out when she was in the store working up the courage to bargain shop , but felt the silk sockings .

PS: If you can explain why just a bit just so I can know why thats the answer it would help me understand it more thanks !!!