If korbet is the author:
In this scene Korbet was probably nervous to give his crush Tabby a letter. When Korbet gave his letter to his crush Tabby, She crumpled up his paper (possibly mad at him) and called him a “lugnut”. The author used this scene to show others how he possibly got rejected.
Answer: To allow the reader to infer how she is feeling, the reader looks for the tone so there tone will tell them that what they are feeling.
Hope this helps
~Jarvis
Explanation:
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<em>(E) relating it to the words mesmerized audiences</em>
<em>Not sure tho, Good Luck! =)</em>