In the last section of the story, notice these expressions
(i) A bell clanged upon her heart.
(ii) All the seas of the world tumbled upon her heart.
(iii) Her hands clutched the iron in frenzy.
(iv) She sets her white face to him, passive, like a helpless animal.
What are the emotions that these images evoke?
These images evoke the emotions of pain and fear. They depict the heaviness of her heart and her helplessness and inability to move on and being decisive. She got stiffened and did not go with Frank. All this depicts her passiveness and burden of leaving her family for personal benefit.