Do you think Prince Prospero was justified in taking action to protect himself and those he cared about from the Red Death?

Which three sentences in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that the author's tone is mocking?

When the telephone rings incessantly, what is it that the men want to have happen? they want the phone to be answered because it is jangling their nerves. they want mr. frank to go to the office and answer it because they are afraid it might be bad news. they want mr. frank to go to the office because they think it might be miep. they want mr frank to ignore the phone.

Describe the cluster of trailers from the loch ness monster by john mcphee