Question

Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or of grief—oh, no!—it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe. I knew the sound well. Many a night, just at midnight, when all the world slept, it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted me. I say I knew it well. I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart. Which of the following BEST describes the mood this excerpt evokes? A. painful B. fearful C. bashful D. cheerful

Answer 1

B: Fearful is the answer

Answer 2

B. Fearful

Several notions that this relates to fear is when he says "mortal terror", "not a groan of pain..." and "dreadful echo"