Read the excerpt from "The Lady Maid's Bell."

To my astonishment, Mrs. Blinder went white, and gave my hand a kind of squeeze. "Don't do that, my dear," said she, trembling-like. "To tell you the truth, that was Emma Saxon's room, and my mistress has kept it closed ever since her death."

In this scene, the words ñwent whiteî and ñtrembling-likeî create a sense of
a.confusion.
b.determination.
c.anger.
d.suspense.