What effect do these words and phrases from this passage have on the story? "I scarcely need remind the reader"
"yet so vain is man, and so blinded by his vanity"
"The immediate pressure of necessity"
"To carry warfare sunward is, indeed, their only escape from the destruction that . . . creeps upon them"

A. They create a sense of warmth and comfort.
B. They create a sense of suspense.
C. They create a sense of peacefulness.
D. They create a sense of knowledge and understanding.