Explain the meaning of the following sentence. Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles,
This means that Mikey waited for a very long time and got very cold.
This means that Mikey's fingers became actual icícles,
This means that Mikey is probably a snowman.
This means that Mikey only waited for a minute or two.

“what i heard was abominable,” said utterson. “it can make no change. you do not understand my position,” returned the doctor, with a certain incoherency of manner. “i am painfully situated, utterson; my position is a very strange—a very strange one. it is one of those affairs that cannot be mended by talking.” –the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde, robert louis stevenson write two to three sentences explaining how this passage creates suspense.