What happens as a result of a change in the "general temperament and character" of the narrator in "the black cat"?

a.
he accidently sets fire to his house.

b.
he begins abusing his wife and pet cat.

c.
his wife accuses him of murder.

d.
he tries to save the first cat's life.

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion