Shift in line 4 ("but")
Tone is something like humble, questioning...
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understanding what other say misunderstanding what others say
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Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.
Parsimony, <span>extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.</span>