Early in the novel( The Secret Garden), when the servant girl Martha asks Mary if she likes herself, Mary answers, no, she doesn’t. Do you think Mary still dislikes herself by the end of the novel? Why or Why not? Give at least 3 examples of evidence, such as “Mary likes herself because”

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.