But by and by, sure enough, i catched a glimpse of fire away through the trees. i went for it cautious and slow. by and by i was close enough to have a look, and there laid a man on the ground. it most give me the fantods. he had a blanket around his head, and his head was nearly in the fire. what mood is created by the language in this excerpt? 1 comical 2 perplexed 3 eerie 4 meditative

3. eerie

The mysterious circumstances and utter strangeness of the passage create an eerie atmosphere. The terms "cautious" and "fantods" would the context clues one would use to determine the answer. Both of these terms indicate the narrator is ill-at-ease with the situation and that he senses something to be amiss, or strange and otherworldly.

i think the answer might compound

the complete subject is

lorna