Out of the low window could be seen three hickory trees placed irregularly in a meadow that was resplendent in spring-time green.

Farther away, the old, dismal belfry of the village church loomed over the pines. A horse, meditating in the shade of one of the hickories, lazily swished his tail. The warm sunshine made an oblong of vivid yellow on the floor of the grocery.
"Could you see the whites of their eyes?" said the man, who was seated on a soap box.
"Nothing of the kind," replied old Henry warmly. "Just a lot of flitting figures, and I let go at where they 'peared to be the thickest.
Bang!"
*Mr. Fleming," said the grocer-his deferential voice expressed somehow the old man's exact social weight—-"Mr. Fleming, you
never was frightened much in them battles, was you?" The veteran looked down and grinned. Observing his manner, the entire group tittered. "Well, I guess I was," he answered finally.
"Pretty well scared, sometimes. Why, in my first battle I thought the sky was falling down. I thought the world was coming to an end.
You bet I was scared."
…
"The trouble was," said the old man, "I thought they were all shooting at me. Yes, sir, I thought every man in the other army was aiming at me in particular, and only me. And it seemed so darned unreasonable, you know. I wanted to explain to 'em what an almighty good fellow I was, because I thought then they might quit all trying to hit me. But I couldn't explain, and they kept on being unreasonable—blim!blam! bang! So I run!"
Two little triangles of wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes.
Evidently he appreciated some comedy in this recital. Down near his feet, however, little Jim, his grandson, was visibly horror-stricken. His hands were clasped nervously, and his eyes were wide with astonishment at this terrible scandal, his most magnificent grandfather telling such a thing.

Who are the characters in this passage?
A. A grandson named Jim, a grocer, and an old man on a soap box.
B. A veteran named Henry Fleming, his grandson Jim, and a grocer.
C. An old man on a soap box, a grocer, and a veteran named Henry Fleming.
D. A veteran named Henry Fleming, his grandson Jim, a grocer, and a man on a soap box.