I would say the correct answer is C. <span>viewing oneself in a way that lasts a long time. To perpetuate means to prolong something for an indefinite period of time, possibly even forever. It derived from Latin word As an example, you may have heard of perpetuum mobile - perpetual motion, something that moves forever in and of itself.</span>
Answer:
The world loathsome in the excerpt implies "repugnant" or "disgusting".
Thus, we can infer from the excerpt that the prison where The Count of Monte Cristo was jailed was brimming with animals that are considered to be repugnant, like cockroaches or rats, and there were so many of them, that the Count had gotten used to their noise somehow, being able to sleep among them.
