But at that moment I glanced around at the crowd that had followed me. It was an the sea of faces above the garish clothes - faces all happy and excited over this
me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. And suddenly!
realised that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of
me and I had got to do it. Here was 1, the white man with his gun, seemingly the
leading actor of the piece, but in reality I was only a puppet pushed to and fro by
the will of those faces behind. To come all that way, rifle in hand, with two thousand
people marching at my heels, and then to trail feebly away, having done nothing -
no, that was impossible. The crowd would laugh at me.

How does the writer use language to describe the crowd people?

Which two elements does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens contain? "a small matter," said the ghost, “to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." "small! " echoed scrooge. the spirit signed to him to listen to the two apprentices, who were pouring out their hearts in praise of fezziwig: and when he had done so, said, "why! is it not? he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money: three or four perhaps. is that so much that he deserves this praise? " "it isn’t that," said scrooge, heated by the remark, and speaking unconsciously like his former, not his latter, self. "it isn't that, spirit. he has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count ’em up: what then? the happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." he felt the spirit's glance, and stopped. "what is the matter? " asked the ghost. "nothing particular," said scrooge. "something, i think? " the ghost insisted. "no," said scrooge, "no. i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. that's all."