Find the section where Stuart walks to the post office. E. B. White writes, "While he was filling his fountain pen from the public inkwell he happened to glance toward the door and what he saw startled him so that he almost lost his balance and fell into the ink."
Which word means the same as "startled" in this sentence?
Find the section where Stuart begins writing again. Stuart writes, "Let me be perfectly blunt: my purpose in writing this brief note is to suggest that we meet."