A、Because it was rare and extremely expensive. B、Because it was old and had been in the family for years. C、Because it was taken

You see, my mother had this ring. It was kind of old, but it’s a treasure. It had been given to her before her wedding by her mother, my grandmother. It had been in our family for years, twenty or thirty or even longer, I am not sure. Anyway, my mother asked me to take it to the jeweler’s to get it repaired. She told me to be very careful with it.
   Later that day, I dropped the ring off at the jeweler’s and ran off to do the rest of my errands. It was a busy day, and I was feeling really crazy. I had to get back to the jeweler’s before they closed at 5 pm and pick up the ring.
   I got to the jeweler’s at about a quarter to five, paid for the ring, and raced home. It was getting pretty late. But when I went to give my mother the ring, the worst thing happened. I couldn’t find it. I checked for it everywhere! You can imagine how panicked I felt. Up until then, I had never lost anything important. I didn’t know what to do.
   Just then, the phone rang. It was the jeweler’s. They were calling to say I had run out of the store in such a hurry that I’d forgotten to take the ring! They still had the ring at their store. So, the ring wasn’t lost after all. What a relief! Thank God!
23. Why was the ring so special?
24. What did the mother tell the man to do with the ring?
25. What time did the jeweler’s close?
26. What time did the man get to the jeweler’s?