2) "I should like to see those old temples and fakirs and jugglers," said the
old man. "What was that that you started telling me the other day about
a monkey's paw or something, Morris?"
"Nothing." said the soldier hastily. "Leastways, nothing worth hearing
Why does the Sergeant-major speak "hastily" at this moment in the
story?
to hint that the Sergeant-Major might possibly be in
Love
to show his uneasiness regarding the nature of the
monkey spaw
to indicate that the Sergeant-Major is a very shy and
insecure man
to make the reader question the reality of the events
of the story
D)