What is the connotative meaning of this line from Kurt Vonnegut's "Report on the Barnhouse Effect"?


General Barker bustled about the house like a woman preparing Thanksgiving dinner for twenty.

AGeneral Barker was under the impression that the activity would be a waste of time.

BGeneral Barker was afraid the professor might use his powers against his country.

CGeneral Barker was worried about the speaker's presence in the room.

DGeneral Barker was in a hurry to get everything ready for the experiment.

EGeneral Barker was having doubts about the professor's abilities.