How does the author's use of pacing create a sense of tension in the passage?
A.
by relaying the author's memory of his conversation with his friend about the delay in the accommodation elevator
B.
by recounting the narrator's thoughts as he returned to his office after his conversation with Elijah K. Higgins
C.
by describing the series of visits by Americans to the narrator's office when they are in the country
D.
by having Elijah K. Higgins make an extremely brief and rushed appearance at the start of the story