The correct answer is A.
The author does not allude the visitor as being Herbert. He merely call it "the thing outside". Therefore, this is not a way the author creates suspense in the story.
The rest of the options: the description of the scraping, the echoes of the knocks, and the difficulty to find the object that was needed, are all elements that help build up suspense in this passage.
Answer:
Gee
Explanation:
The question is not complete
The detail that helps you illustrate the idea? is that the only question? I can answer that is there anything else you need me to answer in the paragraph?
