He sat by the clock in the villa, when his mother was not near, and checked his time. he was incredulous and then proud to find that he could hold his breath without strain for two minutes. (p.5) the words "two minutes" in the excerpt above evokes a sense of

a sense of pride

Explanation: "He held his breath for two minutes without strain" without strain meaning that he did not struggle. Its not an easy task for one to hold their breath for two minutes the average person can only hold their breath for 45 seconds. Henceforth coming to the conclusion of a sense of pride.

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in the line from the end of the story "the cask of the amontillado," by edgar allan poe, the narrator has put the last stone on the wall, thus sentencing fortunato to death. just like that montresor associates his feeling of sickness to the humidity of the catacombs, and seems to be glad he has taken revenge on fortunato. however, montresor's last words are "in pace requiescat," which mean "may he rest in peace." as a result, it can be inferred that he hides or does not want to assume his guilt or remorse for killing fortunato in such a horrible way.