Little mrs. sommers one day found herself the unexpected possessor of fifteen dollars. it seemed to her a very large amount of money, and the way in which it stuffed and bulged her worn old [pocketbook] gave her a feeling of importance such as she had not enjoyed for years. .

a man with keen eyes, who sat opposite to her, seemed to like the study of her small, pale face. it puzzled him to decipher what he saw there. in truth, he saw nothing—unless he were wizard enough to detect a poignant wish, a powerful longing that the cable car would never stop anywhere, but go on and on with her forever.

source: chopin, kate. “a pair of silk stockings.” the awakening and selected short stories. project gutenberg, 11 mar. 2006. web. 12 may 2011.

which point of view does this excerpt illustrate?
a) third-person limited
b) second-person
c) third-person omniscient
d) first-person

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