What is the connotative effect of the word loitering (lines 2 and 46) in this poem? a) it suggests that the knight is no longer interested in the beautiful lady without mercy. b) it implies that the knight is angry with "la belle dame sans merci" and wants to find her and kill her. c) it implies that the knight now has hope that he and the beautiful woman can be reunited again in the future. d) it suggests that the knight feels purposeless, has lost his energy and drive, and now no longer wants or strives for anything.

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful