【单选题】

Initially ------- expectation, Stella was dismayed to learn that her new duties would not be performed in the golden ------- of a queen or a princess, but the drab uniform of a cook.
A．(A) bereft of ... garb

B．(B) deprived of ... garment
C．(C) full of ... apparel
D．(D) deluged with ... pretensions
E．(E) freed from ... accessories