The answer is <span>a. ennui, french </span>
I think it would be the conflict.
The foul odor that caused the narrator and Thompson to flee into the cold is the Limburger Cheese. Of course they thought it was the rotting corpse but the pine box did not contain a dead body, instead inside were a bunch of guns.
Being ready to start life and wanting to get a place. I suppose getting a nice car for your place and driving aorund it. Maybe, you can get motivated by the experience and friends you might make.
