Spring would be the most inappropriate.
Spring is commonly used in literature to represent things like birth, new beginnings, growth, etc. Overall, Spring is used to show positive themes. To best represent a nearing death and other negative themes, an author should opt to use Winter or Autumn.
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Answer:
Over the course of many years.
Explanation:
I'm not an expert, but I'd think that it would be over the course of many years. He didn't love her at first, so it wouldn't be slowly but consistently. However, he did know her for a long time, so it wouldn't be immediately and instantly. I think the pistol reference was only to confuse you to B, even though he didn't fall in love with her when he was 8.