Question

Read the excerpt from "The Open Window," by Saki.

Framton shivered slightly and turned towards the niece with a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension. The child was staring out through the open window with dazed horror in her eyes. In a chill shock of nameless fear Framton swung round in his seat and looked in the same direction.

What is the point of view in this excerpt?



first person

second person

limited third person

omniscient

Answer 1

I believe it's third person. They're explaining it as if they are looking down into a box where it's happening.