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, none 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 house - keeper. 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 speaker mentions a secret about a room but gives no details about the setting like which room it is, creating suspense.

Answer:

D. Setting details are intentionally omitted