Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend. He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. The man wore motley. He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand.

In the excerpt above, the use of the word madness is meant to _____.

A) provide the reason for Fortunato's ridiculous outfit.
B) invoke a feeling of anger in the scene.
C) create a sarcastic tone in the narrator.
D) describe the lawlessness of the carnival season.