Jessie set up a lemonade stand for three days. on saturday she sold 10 2/3 gallons of lemonade. on sunday, she sold 3 1/3 gollans more than on saturday. on monday she sold 2 2/3 gallons less than she sold on sunday. how many gallons of lemonade did jessie sell on monday

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.