Answer:
Option C, his love for Mrs. Popov
Step-by-step explanation:
Love of Mr. Smirnov about Mrs. Popov has not been exaggerated. No social aspect of Mr. Smirnov has been highlighted. In fact, Mr. Smirnov has been described as a crude man who has no sense of behavior for women. Mrs. Popova use to call Smirnov "a bear, a brute, a monster"
Hence, option C is correct