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“During the entire evening everyone laughed in an exaggerated fashion. I scented a practical joke in the air, as a dog scents game.” Based on this excerpt, what tone does de Maupassant express?

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The author compares the narrator sensing a practical joke to a dog sensing game, or prey. This is humorous because the narrator is often the prey as the receiver of their jokes and tricks. The author expresses a comical tone about narrator’s mistrust of his friends and the actions that occur because of that mistrust.

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The author compares the narrator sensing a practical joke to a dog sensing game, or prey. This is humorous because the narrator is often the prey as the receiver of their jokes and tricks. The author expresses a comical tone about narrator’s mistrust of his friends and the actions that occur because of that mistrust.

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