fails to make a clear claim
The statement that describes a gothic element in the excerpt "The Lady Maid's Bell" that would show a social attitute at that the time of the Wharton's was "Some ladies are very stiff about having their servants’ friends in the house overnight."
Answer:
playful
Explanation:
because the character is expressing pleasure and amusement
A simple predicate tells us what the subject does or is. In this case, it would be led.
