I was lying when I said just now that I was a spiteful
official. I was lying from spite. I was simply amusing
myself with the petitioners and with the officer, and in
reality I never could become spiteful. I was conscious
every moment in myself of many, very many elements
absolutely opposite to that. I felt them positively swarming
in me, these opposite elements.
Which part of this excerpt most clearly reveals that the narrator has
monstrous qualities?
A. [c]onscious every moment in myself and many, very many
elements absolutely opposite to that.
B. I felt them positively swarming in me, these opposite elements.
c. [i]n reality I never could become spiteful.
D. I was lying when I said just now that I was a spiteful official. I was
lying from spite.​