The detail that best helps convey the mood of the excerpt is "he had failed in a more subtle ambition, and for the moment he was heartsore and disillusionized." This conveys a sense of melancholy and disappointment, creating a mood that resonates with feelings of disillusionment and longing. The description of the elderly gentleman's emotional state adds depth to the setting, highlighting the contrast between his inner turmoil and the external world.
Use the excerpt from H. H. Munro's story
"Dusk" to answer the question.
Which detail about the setting best helps convey the mood of the excerpt?
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O on the bench by his side sat an elderly gentleman
one's imagination could not have pictured the wearer embarking on
• the purchase of a half-crown box of chocolates or laying out ninepence on a carnation buttonhole
he could have strolled into the O thoroughfares of light and noise
he had failed in a more subtle
• ambition, and for the moment he was heartsore and disillusionized
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