Which excerpt from "the adventure of the mysterious picture" conveys the playful tone of the passage? the attention of the company was immediately turned to me; if my face had been pale the moment before, it now glowed almost to burning. i tried to laugh, but could only make a grimace; and found all the muscles of my face twitching at sixes and sevens. there is a picture in the room in which i was put last night, that has had an effect upon me the most singular and incomprehensible. “a picture! ” said the old gentleman with the haunted head. “a picture! ” cried the narrator with the waggish nose. “a picture! a picture! ” echoed several voices.

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answer: narrator   ·   the narrator relates the events of the novel in the third person and has access to every character’s thoughts and emotions. biased and partial, the narrator often mocks, condemns, or shows affection for the characters.

mocks, condemns, or shows affection for the characters.

point of view   ·   the novel is written mainly from anne’s point of view, but it frequently switches to marilla’s and sometimes to matthew’s points of view.mocks, condemns, or shows affection for the characters.

point of view   ·   the novel is written mainly from anne’s point of view, but it frequently switches to marilla’s and sometimes to matthew’s points of view.

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