8 In novels, which are typically populated by a few dozen characters at most, other people are in short supply and the lovers tend to return to each other for better or worse. (A) In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers cannot but stick with each other. (B) In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers, unlike other people, will try to give each other as much as they can. (C) In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers will manage to stay together whereas other characters remain detached from each other. (D) In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers differ from other characters in the way they show affection for each other.