Standing on that miserable eminence, she saw again her native village, in old england, and her paternal home; a decayed house of gray stone, with a poverty-stricken aspect, but retaining a half-obliterated shield of arms over the portal, in token of antique gentility. what is the effect of the underlined words in this excerpt? a. they impart a frustrated mood. b. they impart a sympathetic mood. c. they portray a former setting with humility and dignity. d. they portray a former setting with judgment and distaste.