Here is a stanza from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”,which refers to the frolicking mermaids.
I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
When the wind blows the water white and black.
We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown.
After reading the above stanza,I have concluded the following observations:
Prufrock thinks of the frolicking mermaids as creatures who lure him toward death and destruction.
Also,He thinks of the frolicking mermaids as creatures who crawl on the bottom of the sea.
Hence,
The best answer is :
B) crawl on the bottom of the sea.
