It allows him to hear the war drum that forces him to kill. The acute silence makes the narrator so uncomfortable, he must make the old man scream. The narrator thinks that only killing the old man will make all of the surrounding noises disappear
Answer: Simply type your sources' names into "easybib," choose whether they are books or websites, and copy the information to a word document.
Explanation:
Smug is the answer. Gloat means to celebrate one's misfortune with smugness. Hope this helps :)