18. Read the following sentences from "The Destructors."
A voice spoke to him through the hole. "Mr. Thomas."
"Let me out," Mr. Thomas said sternly.
"Here's a blanket," the voice said, and a long grey sausage was worked through the
hole and fell in swathes over Mr. Thomas's head.
"There's nothing personal," the voice said. "We want you to be comfortable tonight."
"Tonight," Mr. Thomas repeated incredulously.
"Catch," the voice said. "Penny buns —we've buttered them, and sausage-rolls. We
don't want you to starve, Mr. Thomas."
Which of the following words best describes the relationship between the voice and Mr.
Thomas?
concerned
kindly
reassuring
troubled