Oldtimers of the telegraph wired wood frisco in the fog gray top time sitting in their brown sunk sea and will be there when this afternoon my face flushed from the sun, which at eight'll flame out and make sunbaths for us at redwood, they'll still be here the color of paste in the green underworld and still reading the same editorial over again and wont understand where i've been or what for or have to get out of there or suffocate, out of third street or become a worm which word best describes the narrator’s attitude toward the old-timers in the lobby? resentment envy pity distrust

The correct answer is C. Pity

Explanation:

In literature, the attitude the narrator or author has towards the topic, situation or subject that is being described is known as tone, this attitude or tone can be identified by analyzing the use of language and the words the author chooses to refer to a specific situation or subject. Additionally, the tone supports a specific atmosphere which means the attitude of the author affects the feelings and emotions the reader had when reading the work of the author.

In the text present the author is mainly referring to the "old-timers" of the telegraph or the people has been a long time working there, in this case, the author uses expressions such as "sitting in their brown sunk sea";  "they'll still be here" and "still reading the same editorial over again" to describe the old- timers; additionally, the author expresses he needs "to go out of there or suffocate". These words and use of language suggest the author feels overwhelmed by observing at the old-timers and because of this he wants to leave the place, but also, it shows the narrator or author feels bad for them as he emphasizes the old-timers will stay in the same place and do certain thing such as reading over and over without the possibility of changing. Thus, it can be concluded the attitude of the narrator towards the old-timers can be described by using the word pity.

i would say the correct answer is not concrete.