Answer: I would contend that the right answer is actually "to fake."
Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that one of the meanings of the verb to affect is to feign, which can be translated as to pretend or to give a false appearance of something. If the character was trying to "conceal certain inconvenient emotions" which, nevertheless, "seemed inclined to assert themselves" by affecting high spirits, he was, therefore, faking those high spirits, in order to hide his true feelings from the people who had just arrived.
ANSWER:<em><u> A. Arsat's story is told with great passion</u></em>
In Joseph Conrad's "The Lagoon", we can find a passionate storytelling by Arsat, contrasting the larger story's tone. This passionate tone is evidenced with the attached excerpt, where Arsat said "I shall speak to you of love" followed by a description of an intense whisper and a loud speech. This paints a picture of a passionate narration.
Answer: Sam lit candles, when the lights went out.
Explanation: