Based on the nature of Dr. Heidegger's discovery, what is likely to happen next in the story? A) The elderly characters are going to try to drink the water used to revive the rose. B) The elderly characters are going to expose Dr. Heidegger as a fraud to the rest of the town. C) The elderly characters are going to leave and go their homes to rest without any adventures. D) The elderly characters are going to have a delightful meal together with sparkling conversation.

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.