Tone and Diction

"A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host who stood on the porch, his hands up in a formal gesture of farewell" (61). The tone of this sentence and the ensuing paragraph is one of awe and wonder, but also of separation. While the speaker thinks of the majestic grandeur of the immense place, he doesn't place himself along with the house. He doesn't feel that he belongs with the mansion place and elegant lifestyle. You could tell the speaker feels dejected from the house because he uses the words "emptiness" and "complete isolation".