What does the excerpt from anton chekhov's the proposal indicate about the lomov and chubukov families?
lomov: i shall try to be brief. you must know, honoured natalya stepanovna, that i have long, since my childhood, in fact, had the privilege of knowing your family. my late aunt and her husband, from whom, as you know, i inherited my land, always had the greatest respect for your father and your late mother. the lomovs and the chubukovs have always had the most friendly, and i might almost say the most affectionate, regard for each other. and, as you know, my land is a near neighbour of yours. you will remember that my oxen meadows touch your birchwoods.
a.
they are among the richest families in their area.
b.
they used to share a positive relationship with each other.
c.
they have always been jealous of each other's estate.
d.
they maintain a healthy bond for strictly business reasons.

malvolio only loves olivia because he thinks if they get married to olivia he will have a noble title, people to serve him, and fine clothes to wear. also he thinks if they get married he will have many expensive things, and he thinks he will be able to order toby around. malvolio only wants to be noble and boss people around he dose not really love olivia. but viola love for duke orsino is real she really loves orsino.

i think he will fail because he tried to get her to love him and she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool. so i think she knows what malvolio is trying to do. she knows that he only wants to marry her because he wants to be noble and boss people around so that it why i think she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool because she new he was selfish.

answer: a

explanation: a because she needs to study for her test and get grades for it

european parent languages

expresses state of being