Read this excerpt from the passage. "Tell me for the hundredth time that you refuse my love, which
had your mother's sanction."
How does the word sanction best affect the meaning of this
passage?
A). It illustrates that Mercédès's family approved of
Fernand, so she should love him.
B). It indicates that Mercédès' mother allowed Fernand
to seek Mercédès' heart.
C). It shows that Mercédès and Fernand have a
relationship cursed by Mercédès' mother.
D). It gives insight to the fact that Mercédès' mother
disapproved of Fernand.