Mr. lockwood, your new tenant, sir. i do myself the honour of calling as soon as possible after my arrival, to express the hope that i have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of thrushcross grange: i heard yesterday you had had some thoughts - '
what does the term perseverance mean as it is used in the passage?
a) annoyance
b) carelessness
c) continuance
d) indetermination