"All very fine, but how am I to go on without a nose?" answered Kovaloff. "There is nothing worse than that. How
can I show myself with such a villainous appearance? I go
into good society, and this evening I am invited to two
parties. I know several ladies, Madame Tchektyriev, the
wife of a state-councillor, Madame Podtotchina
although after what she has done, I don't want to have
anything to do with her except through the agency of the
police. I beg you,' continued Kovaloff in a supplicating
tone, 'find some way or other of replacing it even if it is not
quite firm, as long as it holds at all; I can keep it in place
sometimes with my hand, whenever there is any risk,
Besides, I do not even dance, so that it is not likely to be
injured by any sudden movement. As to your fee, be in no
anxiety about that I can well afford it."
---Nikolai Gogol, 'The Nose"
what can you infer about Kovaloff from his actions in the passage?
A. That he is sorry to put the doctor to so much trouble
B. That he is sorry for causing his nose to disappear
O C. That he is starting to have trouble breathing
D. That he cares 100 much about his appearance