Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.I knew myself, at the first breath of this new life, to be more wicked, tenfold more wicked, sold a slave to my original evil; and the thought, in that moment, braced and delighted me like wine.

The excerpt emphasizes the narrator’s intense feelings: he recognizes that he is “more wicked” and says the thought “braced and delighted” him. Those words show powerful emotional reactions, so the best choice is “strong emotions.” The passage may feel mysterious or involve supernatural elements in the larger story, but this quotation most clearly highlights the narrator’s emotions.

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