Question

read the excerpt from the adventure of the mysterious picture. there is a secret about one of my rooms on which i feel disposed to try an experiment. so, gentlemen, non of you shall know who has the haunted chamber, until circumstances reveal it. i will not even know it myself, but will leave it to chance and the allotment of the housekeeper. at the same time, if it will be any satisfaction to you, i will observe, for the honor of my paternal mansion, that theres scarcely a chamber in it but is well worthy of being haunted. what technique does irving use to build suspense in the excerpt? the pace of the story quickens. the word choice darkens the tone. odd characters are introduced. setting details are intentionally omitted.

Explanation:

The narrator mentions a secret about a haunted - chamber but doesn't reveal which room it is. By omitting details about the setting (the specific haunted room), Irving builds suspense. The pace doesn't quicken, the word - choice doesn't darken the tone in this excerpt, and no odd characters are introduced.

Answer:

Setting details are intentionally omitted.