Read the excerpt The Fowl in the Pot
by Stanley). Weyman (excerpt)
Arriving at a house which if we might judge in the darkness seemed to be of rather greater pretensions than its fellows ou
whispered to us to mount some steps to a raised wooden gallery, which intervened between the lane and the doorway. On
door, a couple of unglazed windows looked out. The shutter of one was ajar, and showed us a large, bare room, lighted by
Directing us to place ourselves close to this shutter, the innkeeper knocked at the door in a peculiar fashion and almost im
going at once into the lighted room Peering cautiously through the window we were surprised to find that the only person
newcomer, was a young woman who, crouching over a smoldering fire was crooning a lullaby while she attended to a large
Which word best describes the tone of the excerpt?
A mocking
B
frustrated
С с.
mysterious