The modern sensibility, which favors plot mechanics over lyrical panache, has done little to (i)____________ the aging author's fondness for flowery prose. None of this seems to matter much, as the episodes in his latest romp are so uproarious that even younger readers will find themselves readily (ii)____________ the author for the unwarranted use of six-syllable words. A. inspire B. praising C. temper D. forgiving E. revive F. faulting