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in which section of the passage does the author build tension surrounding will? (3) \its my opinion, doctor,\ said the captain in a low voice, \that this is the last time you or i will ever be at sea, or anywhere else, if our skipper dont look better after his men, for a more rascally crew i never set eyes on, and, from a word or two i have heard dropped now and then, i feel sure some mischief is in the wind. come aft with me to a place where we aint so likely to be overheard by eavesdroppers, and ill tell you all about it.\ (4) will osten was so much astonished at his friends remark, that he followed him to the after part of the ship without uttering a word, and there sat down on the taffrail to listen to what he had to communicate..... (5) \doctor,\ said captain dall in a low whisper, taking will osten by the button - hole and bending forward until his eyes were close to those of his young friend, \i little thought when i set sail from england that, in a few weeks after, my good ship the foam would come a wreck an sink to the bottom of the pacific before my eyes. still less did i think that i should be cast on a coral island, have to fight and be saved at last by missionaries... yet all this has happened within a few months.\ (6) at any other time will osten would have smiled at the solemn manner in which this was said, but there was something in the hour, and also in the tone of his friends voice, which tended to repress levity and raise a feeling of anxiety in his mind. (7) \well, captain,\ he said, \what has this to do with the present evil that you seem to apprehend?\
Section (6) establishes tension around Will by noting that his usual reaction to the captain's solemnity would be a smile, but the current hour and the captain's tone squash levity and spark anxiety in Will, directly building tension around his emotional state. Sections (3)-(5) focus on the captain's remarks and backstory, while (7) is Will asking a clarifying question, so they do not center on building tension around Will himself.
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Section (6)