Read the passage below from “A Retrieved Reformation.”


"Oh, no," laughed the warden. "Of course not. Let's see, now. How was it you happened to get sent up on that Springfield job? Was it because you wouldn't prove an alibi for fear of compromising somebody in extremely high-toned society? Or was it simply a case of a mean old jury that had it in for you? It's always one or the other with you innocent victims."

Which of the following choices best explain the verbal irony in the warden’s statement?



The warden uses sarcasm by naming the wrong city in the job that landed Jimmy in prison.


The warden sarcastically describes the jury as “mean” when he really means that the jury was kind.


The warden mocks Jimmy by calling him an “innocent victim” although he knows Jimmy is guilty.


The warden is mocking the fact that Jimmy doesn’t know anyone who would be considered “high-toned society.”