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Read this excerpt from the passage:
[1] "I have—I have—I've lost Madame Forestier's necklace," she cried.
[2] He stood up, bewildered.
[3] "What!-how? Impossible!"
[4] They looked among the folds of her skirt, of her cloak, in her pockets, everywhere, but did not find it...
[5] Her husband returned about seven o'clock. He had found nothing.
[6] He went to police headquarters, to the newspaper offices to offer a reward: he went to the cab companies-
How does the author manipulate pacing in the excerpt?
OA. The author combines dialogue and action to create a fast pace.
OB. The author uses description and complex sentences to create a slow pace.
OC. The author delays giving important details to create a slow pace.
Tho uuthor skins ahead to a later point in time to create a fast pace.

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Answer:

[1] l've lost Madame Forestier's necklace, She cried

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

C. The author delays giving important details to create a slow pace

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