What helps show the mood in the excerpt? Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw."
He went down in the darkness, and felt his way to the
parlour, and then to the mantelpiece. The talisman was
in its place, and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish
might bring his mutilated son before him ere he could
escape from the room seized upon him, and he caught
his breath as he found that he had lost the direction of
the door. His brow cold with sweat, he felt his way round
the table, and groped along the wall until he found
himself in the small passage with the unwholesome
thing in his hand.
the setting of the parlour
the monkey's paw in its place on the mantel
O sensory descriptions, such as the cold, sweaty brow
the unspoken wish of Mr. White

Read these paragraphs from the story. i told him my address. it would take an hour’s quick walk to get back home. “it’s like this,” he said. “we’ll look at the matter straight. if you go back home tonight, you take your chance of accidents. a cart may run over you, and there’s always banana skins and orange peel, to say nothing of fallen ladders.” he spoke of the improbable with an intense seriousness that would have been laughable six hours before. but i did not laugh. what does this interaction between the two men reveal about james? james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation. james is dismayed by the things mr. atkinson says and begins to feel uncomfortable. james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying. james is appreciative of mr. atkinson's concern and wonders if he should hurry home. the correct answer is; "james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying." i am not putting this up so someone can answer but so when people search this they will know the correct the correct answer is not; "james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation." everyone said that was the right answer but its your