Read the passage from the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. "special edition. shocking murder of an m. p.” that was the funeral oration of one friend and client; and he could not a certain apprehension lest the good name of another should be sucked down in the eddy of the scandal. it was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a longing for advice. it was not to be had directly; but perhaps, he thought, it might be fished for. mr. utterson’s internal conflict is that he is afraid of mr. jekyll. distrusts his own judgment. misses sir danvers. is upset he will be in the news.

The correct option is B.
From the excerpt given above, it can be seen that Mr. Utterson is not sure of his own ability to make the right decision. He therefore desired that another will give him advice about what to do concerning the situation on ground. He was more than ready to fish for advice from a perceived right source.

distrusts his own judgment. Let's look at the options and see what makes sense given the passage provided. is afraid of Mr. Jekyll. * Mr. Jekyll isn't mentioned at any point in the passage. So this isn't a good choice. distrusts his own judgment. * Let's look for supporting evidence here. The passage says that he's generally self-reliant. But he's also longing for advice. This would indicate that he desires someone to provide advice on the situation because he's uncertain about his own judgement on the case. So this is the correct choice. misses Sir Danvers. * This may be true, but Sir Danvers isn't mentioned in the passage either. So this is also a bad choice. is upset he will be in the news. * Once again, there's no mention of Mr. Utterson in the passage, nor implication that he will be in the news. So this is a bad choice.

The meaning of the word in this sentence is unneeded