Answer:
It's because he sees the future as not as tragic as his past.
Explanation:
It's been a while since I've read the book and I don't really a lot of the context, so just from this passage I would say it says he notices nice houses and other people's wealth and maybe envies them a little bit. (although you don't get that explicitly from this passage.)
The answer is C. I got this right when I answered it, please correct me if I am wrong
According to google "Antinous is the first of the suitors to be killed. Drinking in the Great Hall, he is slain by an arrow to the throat shot by Odysseus. Eurymachus then tries to blame Antinous for the suitors' wrongs." I hoped this helped