On the main business street the sun blazes with an oven-like heat. Under the shade of the
withered elms and faded maples stand the
store horses, with drooping heads, stamping
impatiently at the flies. An occasional heavy
cart rumbles by the driver lolling with throat
bare and shirt sleeves rolled to his shoulders.
The street is dry, dusty, panting and lifeless.
Suddenly a faint and prolonged roll of thunder
is heard, dying away gradually. Then the
silence is profound for every cricket has
ceased its filing. Then a quick flash, so
indistinct that it is well-nigh invisible and
seems but a quick vibration of the
atmosphere
Click the underlined phrase in the paragraphs on
page 2 that BEST supports the idea that the
approaching storm changes the mood in the
town in a significant way.
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