Question

Ours was the marsh country, and my most vivid and broad impression of the identity of things was gained on a memorable raw afternoon. At such a time I found out for certain, that this bleak, overgrown place was the churchyard; that Phillip and Georgiana Pirrip, along with their infant children, were dead and buried; that the dark wilderness beyond was the marshes;________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. "Hold your noise!" cried a terrible voice, as__________ from among the graves and told me to keep still, or he would cut my throat! He was a fearful man, dressed in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg: who has been soaked, smothered, lamed cut, stung and torn; who limed, shivered, glared and growled; and whose_____________________ as he seized me by the chin.

Answer 1

was covered in scars and bruises, giving him a menacing and dangerous appearance. He shook me violently, demanding to know who I was and what I was doing there. My heart raced in fear as I realized I was in the presence of an escaped convict, and I trembled as he threatened me with violence if I did not cooperate. In that moment, I knew that my life would never be the same again.