25 POINTS!!!!!
Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks.—Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher"
In the bolded section, what is the benefit of using "I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks" rather than "I would have a sojourn of some weeks"?
AIt suggests the narrator had to think it over.
BIt suggests the narrator was regretting his decision.
CIt suggests the narrator made snap decisions.
DIt suggests the narrator did not like himself.
Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks.—Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher"
In the bolded section, what is the benefit of using "I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks" rather than "I would have a sojourn of some weeks"?
AIt suggests the narrator had to think it over.
BIt suggests the narrator was regretting his decision.
CIt suggests the narrator made snap decisions.
DIt suggests the narrator did not like himself.