It is better to have few close friends instead of having many friends, why? Because you would know who you could tell and always trust that it will be kept a secrect no matter what. Instead of having alot of friends where it wouldn't be really helpful because then you have to worry about information not being kept secrect, even though having less friends makes you feel lonely at times it is a good way to keep information hidden and not being gosspied around all over school, with less friends you aren't exposed to fake friends and if you are it'll probably be that 1 person that you have to let go instead of your whole friendship circle.
The excerpt exemplify Gothic's fiction by remanding the reader of the presence of evil. The excerpt reminds the reader that evil is still present and it doesn't go anywhere. Along with good, it is present everywhere. So, the excerpt reminds the reader that the evil is still present.