When mr. pontellier learned of his wife's intention to abandon her home and take up her residence elsewhere, he immediately wrote her a letter of unqualified disapproval and remonstrance. she had given reasons which he was unwilling to acknowledge as adequate. he hoped she had not acted upon her rash impulse; and he begged her to consider first, foremost, and above all else, what people would say.
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the pigeon house her. it at once assumed the intimate character of a home, while she herself invested it with a charm which it reflected like a warm glow. there was with her a feeling of having descended in the social scale, with a corresponding sense of having risen in the spiritual. every step which she took toward relieving herself from obligations added to her strength and expansion as an individual.

based on these excerpts, it can be inferred that

a. mr. pontellier has been faithful, while his wife has not been faithful.
b. mr. pontellier is much more practical than his wife.
c. edna will be happier than her husband once the house is remodeled.
d. edna is much less concerned about public opinion than her husband.