Question

the following text is adapted from agatha christies 1923 novel the big four. the narrator is speaking with hercule poirot, a notoriously stubborn detective. \dont go,\ i urged. \cancel your passage and come out on the same boat with me.\ poirot drew himself up and glanced at me reproachfully. \ah, it is that you do not understand! i have passed my word, you comprehend - the word of hercule poirot. nothing but a matter of life or death could detain me now.\ \and thats not likely to occur,\ i murmured ruefully. as used in the text, what does the word
eproachfully\ most nearly mean? choose 1 answer: a disapprovingly b indifferently c dully d compassionately

Explanation:

The narrator urges Poirot to cancel his passage and travel together, but Poirot refuses firmly. His glance "reproachfully" implies a look of disapproval at the narrator's lack of understanding. "Disapprovingly" best captures this meaning among the options.

Answer:

A. Disapprovingly