How is Selvam’s behavior toward Ira’s baby different from most other people’s? He takes out his frustration on the child.

He treats the baby with loving acceptance.

He pretends the baby does not exist.

He denies that the baby has albinism.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.