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What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage?
The words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone.
The words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone.
The words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone.
The words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone.
excerpt from "The Cabuliwallah" by Rabindranath Tagore
I was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. It was Rahmun the Cabuliwallah. At first I did not recognise him. He had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. But he smiled, and I knew him again.
"When did you come, Rahmun?" I asked him.
"Last evening," he said, "I was released from jail."
The words struck harsh upon my ears. I had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when I realised this; for I felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.
