Which of the following inferences is most strongly supported by the passage below? On the cushion’s velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o’er,
But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!
Answer choices for the above question

A. The narrator is not very intelligent, despite the fact that he is one of the wealthiest people in the country.

B. The velvet cushion is so soft and comfortable that the narrator has started to dream.

C. The raven is a reflection of the narrator’s grief for his beloved.

D. The narrator has mistaken the raven for his love, returned from the dead.