The author establishes a third-person limited point of view in these paragraphs. This is indicated by the use of third-person pronouns and the focus on Rainsford's thoughts and experiences without revealing the thoughts of other characters.
Use the paragraphs to answer the question.
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?
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third-person limited
second person
third-person omniscient
first person
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