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Which sentences in this excerpt from W. W. Jacobs's \"The Monkey's Paw\" develop a suspenseful mood?. .

A. \"Likely,\" said Herbert, with pretended horror. \"Why, we're going to be rich, and famous, and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can't be henpecked.\". .
B. . He darted around the table, pursued by the maligned Mrs. White armed with an antimacassar.. .
C. Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. \"I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact,\" he said slowly. “It seems to me I've got all I want.\". .
D. \"I wish for two hundred pounds,\" said the old man

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B because he used Darted and pursued.

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I would say B because of the words 'pursued' and 'darted'.
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