Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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there isn't a trap, the Karna can't satisfy Braynek, because he's convinced in Occeq City, Bertrand Malloy leafed casually through the dossiers of the those men, as a team, are unbeatable because, in this situation, they're psychologically incapable of losing." twitch or a quirk was shipped to a question in his mind. "Since you Malloy, Permanent Terran Ambassador to His Utter Munificence, the Occeq of Saarkkad. Take this first one, for instance. know all that, couldn't you have handled and Braynek have blind spots, but showed the complete psychological analysis of the man. Psychopathic paranoia. The man wasn't technically insane he could be as lucid as the next man most of the time. But he was morbidly suspicious that every man's hand was turned against him. He Malloy looked at him. "Didn't you on his guard against imaginary plots and persecutions. trusted no one, and was perpetually sort of emotional block that left him Number two suffered from some bigshot should, is because I like it that way. I suffer from agoraphobia and xenophobia. "I have to be drugged to be put on incapable of making a decision Malloy sighed and pushed the dossiers a spaceship because I can't take all continually on the horns of one dilemma or another. He was psychologically about all men. He considered himself an individual, for instance, but wasn't possible alternatives of any major He was—how old? He glanced at the Earth calendar dial that was automatically seemed to be an eternal sameness the basic similarity there, after all? next week. Fifty-nine years old. And what did he have to show for it besides flabby muscles, sagging skin, a correlated with the Saarkkadic years, but still beautiful and alive in his recollections. And—he grinned Malloy closed his eyes. Somewhere And, Malloy knew, his own position of differences—but their minds just didn't function along the same lines. For nine years, Bertrand Malloy meant instant loss of prestige. To their way of thinking, an important official was aloof. The greater his importance, the greater must be his isolation. The Occeq of Saarkkad himself was never seen except by a Saarkkad IV to work under Bertrand handful of picked nobles, who, themselves, It was Bertrand Malloy's job to Malloy ran his finger down the columns it yourself?" But Malloy didn't have top-grade men. They couldn't be spared from work that required their total capacity. It's inefficient to waste a man on a job that he can do without half trying where there are more important jobs So Malloy was stuck with the culls. what was wrong with a man, as long as he had the mental ability to dress himself and get himself to Physical handicaps weren't at all difficult to deal with. A blind man can to deal with, but not totally impossible. On a world without liquor, a dipsomaniac could be channeled easily enough and he'd better not try fermenting regulations. But Malloy didn't like to stop at merely thwarting mental quirks he The phone chimed. Malloy flipped "Malloy here." "Mr. Malloy?" said a careful voice. "Bring it in, Miss Drayson." Miss Drayson was a case in point. She was uncommunicative. She liked Malloy had made her his private out of Malloy's office without his direct order. It had taken Malloy a long time to get it into Miss Drayson's right—even desirable—for her to keep secrets from everyone except Malloy. know? I wondered why you appointed over to Malloy. me, in the first place. No, I Malloy let her stand there while he picked up the communique. She wanted to know what his reaction was going to be couldn't go. The reason why I'm here, ordered to tell someone. He read the first paragraph, and his eyes widened involuntarily. "Armistice," he said in a low cooped up in this office, hiding from whisper. "There's a chance that the if he were faced with two or more war may be over." Malloy read the whole thing the Saarkkada the way a good Saarkkadic through, fighting to keep his emotions Finally, Malloy looked up. "I'll let leave this office." Malloy watched her go out the door is too costly to allow it to continue any longer than necessary, and this one had been going on for more than that empty space, even if I'm protected impotent. But if the armistice went to their own advantage ... from it by a steel shell." A Already, they had taken the offensive look of revulsion came over his face. couldn't argue the point very well. In addition, they demanded that the conference begin in three days, Terrestrial "And I can't stand and that it was unfair for Earth to take so much time in preparing for an armistice. Why hadn't Earth been prepared? Did they intend to fight to the within the three-day limit or lose what might be a vital point in the negotiations. And that was where Bertrand Malloy On the second day after the arrival of the communique, Malloy made his decision. He flipped on his intercom and said: "Miss Drayson, tell Braynek to wait." "Yes, sir." "And keep the recorder on. You Malloy knew the woman would Malloy waved him to a seat. Malloy explained the problem of "We need a man who can outthink them," Malloy finished, "and judging from your record, I think you're that small-time operations all your life? Of course not. "You'll be leaving within an hour certainly. Am I to go alone?" "No," said Malloy, "I'm sending I recall, Mr. Malloy. Should I have?" "Not necessarily. He's a pretty shrewd operator, though. He knows a lot about interstellar law, and he's capable of spotting a trap a mile away. "A man like that can be useful." "Right. Now, you go into the anteroom over there. I've prepared a summary As soon as Nordon had left, Malloy heavy, protruding brows. Malloy asked Again Malloy went through the explanation "Naturally, they'll be trying to trick you every step of the way," Malloy went on. "They're shrewd and underhanded we'll simply have to laying out for themselves and plug them. Don't antagonize them, but Mr. Malloy." Malloy had full reports on the whole on Earth?" "Tense. They're waiting to see what is going to happen on Five. So am I, for that matter." His eyes were yourself, eh?" "I thought it better not to. I sent a good team, instead. Would you like to see the reports?" Malloy handed them to the secretary, and as he read, Malloy watched "I thought they would," said Malloy, Malloy nodded. "I think so. The "How do you mean?" "Nordon had a mental block against making decisions. If he took a girl out on a date, he'd have trouble making up his mind whether to kiss her or not until she made up his mind for him, one way or the other. He's that kind of guy. Until he's presented with one, single, clear decision which admits of no alternatives, he can't move at all. and proved that it wasn't rigged, Nordon couldn't possibly make up his mind. I drummed into him how important this was, and the more importance there is attached to his decisions, the more incapable he becomes of making them." "What about Braynek?" "Paranoid," said Malloy. "He thinks everyone is plotting against him. In this case, that's all to the good him. No matter what they put forth, Braynek is convinced that there's a trap in it somewhere, and he digs to find out what the trap is. Even if

<question>:
Why doesn't Bertrand Malloy appear in public?

<options>:
A Threats have been made against Malloy's life. He needs to stay out of sight.
B Malloy is too frail to leave his apartment.
C He holds a prestigious title. Prestigious men aren't seen in public.
D He is agoraphobic.

<answer>:

D