Question

adapted from king solomons mines: \the legend of solomons mines\ by henry rider haggard
\what was it that you heard about my brothers journey at bamangwato?\ asked sir henry, as i paused to fill my cup before replying to captain good.
\i heard this,\ i answered, \and i have never mentioned it to a soul till today. i heard that he was starting for solomons mines.\
\solomons mines?\ shouted both my hearers at once. \where are they?\
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\i dont know,\ i said; \i know where they are said to be. once i saw the peaks of the mountains that border them, but there were a hundred and thirty miles of desert between me and them, and i am not aware that any man ever got across it save one. but perhaps the best thing i can do is to tell you the legend of solomons mines as i know it, you passing your word not to reveal anything i tell you without my permission. do you agree to that? i have my reasons for asking.\
sir henry nodded, and captain good replied, \certainly, certainly.\
\well,\ i began, \as you may guess, generally speaking, elephant hunters are a rough set of men, who do not trouble themselves with much beyond the facts of life. but here and there you meet a man who takes the trouble to collect traditions from the natives, and tries to make out a little piece of the history of this land. it was such a man as this who first told me the legend of solomons mines, now a matter of nearly thirty years ago. that was when i was on my first elephant hunt in the matabele country. his name was evans, and he was killed the following year, poor fellow, by a wounded buffalo and lies buried
what does the phrase \you passing your word\ mean in paragraph 4?
a the narrator asks the listeners to promise to tell his story to others.
b the narrator wants the listeners to promise to keep his story a secret.
c the narrator believes that his experiences must be shared with the world.
d the narrator feels loyalty toward anyone who chooses to seek the treasure.

Explanation:

The narrator says "the best thing I can do is to tell you the legend of Solomon's Mines as I know it, you passing your word not to reveal anything I tell you without my permission". This clearly indicates that the narrator wants the listeners to promise to keep his story a secret.

Answer:

B. The narrator wants the listeners to promise to keep his story a secret.