The author establishes a third-person limited point of view in these paragraphs. This is evident as the narrator describes Rainsford's thoughts and feelings, suggesting a focus on his internal experience, while not providing insights into the thoughts of other characters. Thus, the correct answer is B. third-person limited.
Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him. "It's so dark," he thought, "that I could sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my eyelids——"
An abrupt sound startled him. Off to the right he heard it, and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken. Again he heard the sound, and again. Somewhere, off in the blackness, someone had fired a gun three times.
Which point of view does the author establish in these paragraphs?
A. third-person omniscient
B. hird-person limited
C. first person
D. second person
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