Read this excerpt from "My Escape from Slavery.”Fortunately, in the hurry of the moment, he did not see me; and the trains soon passed each other on their respective ways. But this was not my only hair-breadth escape. A German blacksmith whom I knew well was on the train with me, and looked at me very intently, as if he thought he had seen me somewhere before in his travels. I really believe he knew me, but had no heart to betray me. At any rate, he saw me escaping and held his peace.Which two words best describe the speaker’s feelings in this passage?
The speaker is trying to escape and describes the moments as “hair-breadth” escapes, meaning they were very close to being caught. He also worries that the blacksmith recognizes him and believes the man could betray him. These details show that the speaker feels anxious and frightened, not cheerful or confident.
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