Read the excerpt from Chapter 8 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and answer the question.

But by and by, sure enough, I catched a glimpse of fire away through the trees. I went for it cautious and slow. By and by I was close enough to have a look, and there laid a man on the ground. It most give me the fantods. He had a blanket around his head, and his head was nearly in the fire.

What mood is created by the language in this excerpt?

comical
perplexed
eerie
meditative