Review the excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else." The lather was drying on his face. I must hurry. Through the mirror, I took a
look at the street. It appeared about as usual; there was the grocery shop with two or three customers. Then I glanced at the clock, two-thirty. Which phrases does the author use to quicken the pace and build suspense?
These are the phrases that the author uses in order to quicken the pace of the passage and build suspense. In these sentences, the speaker is getting ready to shave someone. We know this because we learn that the lather was drying on the man's face. However, we also get the feeling that the situation is a tense one. This is due to two main reasons. First, the speaker tells us that he must hurry. Second, the speaker glances at the clock and notices the time, emphasizing the fact that he is in a rush.
