Passage:
PASSAGE-III The tigress was a mile away and the ground between her and us was densely wooded, scattered over with great rocks and cut up by a number of deep ravines, but she could cover the distance well within the half-hour — if she wanted to. The question I had to decide was, whether or not I should try to call her. If I called and she heard me, and came while it was still daylight and gave me a chance to shoot her, all would be well; on the other hand, if she came and did not give me a shot, some of us would not reach camp, for we had nearly two miles to go and the path the whole way ran through heavy jungle.
According to the author
- Athe tigress w anted to cover the distance within the half-hour
- Bthe tigress did not wish to cover the distance within the half-hour
- Cthe tigress actually covered the distance within the half-hour
- Dthere was a possibility o f the tigress covering the distance within the half- hour
Explanation
The author says the tigress ‘could cover the distance well within the half-hour — if she wanted to’, expressing a possibility conditioned on her will. He does not state that she wanted to, did not wish to, or actually did cover it. Hence the answer is (d).