While the mistress of the home is gradually subsiding from the first stage to the second, take a look at the home. a furnished flat at $8 per week. it did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad. in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about the young’s apartment? a) there are no words to describe the impressiveness of their $8 flat. b) the apartment is inexpensive and run-down. c) the apartment is filthy and unsanitary. d) the price of the rent is mentioned to illustrate the lavish lifestyle of the young family.