Setting can shape expectation - Paper 1

Read before answering

Original opening, 'The borrowed book': For three days I had kept the damaged book under my bed. The library smelled of wet wool and old paper. I said I was only returning a loan. When the librarian reached for it, I turned the cover so the tear faced upwards. Her hand paused above the desk. I began to explain. Atmosphere is built from selected sensory details and their context. A sound can seem different to different readers; explain your reading with the text rather than naming a mood without evidence.