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You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared me the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentleman-like manner.

Which type of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence?

A.
adverbial phrase
B.
verb phrase
C.
adjectival phrase
D.
absolute phrase