Select the correct answer.
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--
▸ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW
How does the author manipulate pacing in the excerpt?
A. The author skips ahead to a later point in time to create a fast pace.
B. The author combines dialogue and action to create a fast pace.
C. The author delays giving important details to create a slow pace.
D.The author uses description and complex sentences to create a slow pace.
