Love in Mother's Hands 1. One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerialposition in a big company. He passed the first interview. The director did the last interview and made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic feats were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, and never had a year when he did not score well. The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" The youth answered "none". The director asked, "Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one-year-old. It was my mother who paid for my school fees." The director asked, "Where does your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother works as clothes cleaner at home. She washes clothes for our neighbors and relatives." 2​

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.