In "the convict and the bishop," why is the first innkeeper suspicious of valjean?

a.
valjean's appearance is tattered and poor.

b.
valjean hints that he has been in prison for many years.

c.
he recognizes him from a newspaper.

d.
a young boy had already warned the townspeople of the convict's arrival.

tom comes from a southern part of the hemisphere and down in the south they talk with a lot of slang the family doesnt quiet understand what tom is tryna say becaus ehe talks like a three year old but near the end they finally try and desihper toms letter and its a success i have no idea hwta book this is or how to even answere this question honeslty but i am a really fast typer so i did this actually incrediably quick with the swiftness of the flash

can you take a picture of the passage so i can answer your question