Read the excerpt from Poe? s "The Masque of the Red Death." But in the western or black chamber the effect of the fire-light that streamed upon the dark hangings through the blood-tinted panes, was ghastly in the extreme, and produced so wild a look upon the countenances of those who entered, that there were few of the company bold enough to set foot within its precincts at all. Which words from the excerpt most convey the mood?

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Boyd

8 February, 15:15

Read the excerpt from Poe? s "The Masque of the Red Death." But in the western or black chamber the effect of the fire-light that streamed upon the dark hangings through the blood-tinted panes, was ghastly in the extreme, and produced so wild a look upon the countenances of those who entered, that there were few of the company bold enough to set foot within its precincts at all. Which words from the excerpt most convey the mood?

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Ashton Brewer · Answer 1

"... produced so wild a look upon the countenances of those who entered, that there were few of the company bold enough to set foot within its precincts at all." That sounds like it conveys the mood.