Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. read this excerpt from “about russell” by rita williams-garcia. he seemed to have an entire conversation for her and she was interested. gasp! they were holding hands! rosalind and i were ecstatic. how does the word ecstatic affect the tone of this excerpt? it conveys a tone of hope. it supports a tone of romance. it suggests a tone of anxiety. it creates a tone of amusement.