This question confuses me a lot. along with the story it goes with. The Question is... The phrases "a most horrible change" and "half fawning, half sneering" contribute to our understanding of what fact?... The answer i chosen is ...The stranger does not know what he wants... Can someone tell me if I'm right or wrong please?
Story Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson:
"The stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door, peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse. Once I stepped out myself into the road, but he immediately called me back, and as I did not obey quick

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This question confuses me a lot. along with the story it goes with. The Question is... The phrases "a most horrible change" and "half fawning, half sneering" contribute to our understanding of what fact?... The answer i chosen is ...The stranger does not know what he wants... Can someone tell me if I'm right or wrong please?
Story> Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson:
"The stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door, peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse. Once I stepped out myself into the road, but he immediately called me back, and as I did not obey quick

anonymous · Answer

rest of it > enough for his fancy, a most horrible change came over his tallowy face, and he ordered me in with an oath that made me jump. As soon as I was back again he returned to his former manner, half fawning, half sneering, patted me on the shoulder, told me I was a good boy and he had taken quite a fancy to me."


Choices...
A. The stranger is untrustworthy and unpredictable.
B. The stranger does not know what he wants.
C. The narrator is not serving the stranger properly.

anonymous · Answer

Sounds like "A" to me - his facial expression changes without warning and his normal expression is confusing - fawning (shy and apologetic) and sneering (angry and hateful). That's how i'd answer it

anonymous · Answer

hm i agree what you say @rilox