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Read paragraph 23.

"(23) 'Of course some one might cut them down.' The boy lowered his voice; it seemed shameful to mention the perpetration of such a deed aloud. 'It would be terrible to hear them groan when the axe struck them. The young ones mightn't mind so much; but it would be bad for the grandfather trees who've been here from the beginning. Hannah says one would still hear them wailing on stormy nights."

How does this paragraph add tension to the passage?

This excerpt adds tension by:
A. introducing Hannah's feelings toward the trees and contrasting them with his own.
B. using the term "grandfather trees" to describe the older trees.
C. emphasizing how painful it would be for the boy and the trees if the trees were cut down.
D. explaining how the old trees would take on human qualities if they were cut down.