Read these lines: "I laid the second tier, and the third, and the fourth; and then I heard the furious vibrations of the chain. The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labours and sat down upon the bones." Pausing to sit down and listen shows the speaker

1. The work stops for a stated reason, and the reason is given in the words that I might hearken to it with the more satisfaction. 2. Satisfaction names an enjoyment, so the pause is not weakness and not fear. 3. He also chooses where to sit, on the bones, which shows a settled rather than a shaken man. 4. Enjoyment of the sound he has caused is option D. 5. Option C offers tiredness, but tiredness would not be described as listening with more satisfaction. 6. Option A offers doubt, yet he returns to the wall and finishes it without interruption. 7. Option B would need someone else to be within hearing, and the house and streets have already been emptied. _Source: Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado, public domain_