but there was something innerently sad in the sound, some
merest hesitation upon the syllables of sorrow. She began
in a high and descending pitch, exhausting her breath to
silence; then again and again-and always the same
intensity of effort, of something that is, and is not, like
urgency in the human voice. Transported so in the dancing
light among the shadows of her room, she seemed beyond
the reach of time.
Which phrase in the passage most strongly contributes to its overall tone?
OA. high and descending pitch
B. syllables of sorrow
OC. transported in the dancing light
D. always the same intensity