In "A Soldier for the Crown," as the boat leaves, the narrator goes:

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You know you are fortunate to be on board. Now that the Continental Army is victorious,

blacks who fought for the crown are struggling desperately to leave on His Majesty's ships

departing from New York harbor. Even as your boat eased away from the harbor, some

leaped from the docks into the water, swimming toward the ship for this last chance to

escape slavery. Seeing them, you'd thought, That might have been me. But it wasn't: you've

always been lucky that way, at taking risks.

This description creates a mood of:

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Note: Mood is how the text make you feel.

o desperation

O hope.

sadness.

O surprise.