An original fiction passage set in the nineteenth century.
Dr Mercer returned from upstairs and found three anxious faces turned towards him. He knew the night would be difficult, but before he could speak, the youngest child asked whether her mother would recover. He folded his anxiety into the pocket with his gloves. Then he asked for more lamps and hot water.
Identify the phrase which shows that Dr Mercer keeps his concern from the family.
456 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE English Language 1.3 Content: prose fiction study requirements, covering 1.3.1 Read challenging prose fiction for the unseen 19th-century extract. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.