Since I don’t know what the story is about, I can only infer that this is from Witcher 3 where you hunt for the ghost of the well. Children and the man were consumed by the ghost.
No. short a is not between consonants
Shirley Jackson is known for her short stories (The Lottery being the most famous one). She uses various literary techniques such as symbolism (in the characters names, names of places, titles etc), foreshadowing (a hint on the future events), dramatic irony (like making the lottery something negative), <span>denouement (where everything comes together for the culmination). </span>
Answer:
"This latter effect heightened by an unnatural glow which colored his face like a low, incessant fever."
Explanation:
The above sentence from the given excerpt most likely displays that Gordon Sterrett was extremely appalled by his shabby appearance. There is a detailed description of his appearance in the excerpt as 'small, slender, and darkly handsome, unusually framed eyes with long eyelashes with a blue semicircle of ill health' which clearly justifies Gordon's embarrassment to see him. The negative words 'unnatural glow', 'low face', and 'incessant fever' supports this claim effectively and justifies it constructively.
