The words in paragraph 13 that indicate that the actions of Mr. Hooper (the minister) were very surprising to the congregation are:
- Pent-up amazement ...[Line 1]
- Strange and bewildered look ...[Line 5]
- Silent meditation [Line 2]
- Accidental lapse in memory [Line 6]
- Indecorous confusion [Line 1]
It adds to the suspense of the situation because now, given the events that had shocked the congregation to their core, there now awaits in the reader's mind, an expectation for a resolution of this suspense of what the problem with Minister Hooper is.
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Although the Turk seemed grateful to Felix for helping him, he was really just concerned with his own safety and return to Turkey.
Even though he will forever feel eternal gratitude to Felix for being there for him when he really needed it, after all all he ever wanted was to return to his home country.
