Answer:
he tone of the first line of dialogue until "Gettysburg" is a kind tone, a tone of advise.
Explanation:
The narrator is trying to help the other person in doing something he or she obviously is finding hard to do by giving a piece of advise and bringing up a memory of a successful similar case.
When people get older, they start to change in height, size, and voice.
He was so scared probably because he didn't trust them.