Because he was going to force people to go to church and them not have a choice.
18) speaks
19) meet
20)smoke
21)not to go
22)has been waiting
23) have I talked to
24) are expected
25)that you be
26)should have told
In Anne of Green Gables, Anne promises Diana she'll write Tuesday night. Diana promises to haunt the post office to wait for the promised letter.
Haunt, in this context, is meant "to linger". It means to frequent a place, or be relentlessly present.
The answer to your question is
A
Chairs and coolers clutched is the absolute phrase in this sentence
