Answer:
The man was about to be hanged.
Explanation:
Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" tells the story of how a convicted man was about to be hanged on the railroad bridge. The man, Peyton Farquhar, was a plantation farmer who was accused of trying to burn down the bridge during the Civil War.
The lines/ excerpt given in the question is from the first paragraph of the story which shows Peyton waiting for his death. The author/ speaker of the story is describing the scene and setting of the story, the exact point where we see Peyton (yet unnamed) waiting for the rope to be pulled which will finalize his death.
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Explanation:
Answer:
1st part -- "in the palace"
2nd part -- "to an old tower"
Explanation:
"in the palace" reveals that she's actually in the palace (at first)
"to an old tower" reveals that she's then goes to the actual old tower, where she finds that old lady there
these two parts helps readers know that so far, she's not gone out of the palace, such as to the forest
