Question

excerpt from the best man by edith wharton. dusk had fallen, and the circle of light shed by the lamp of governor mornways writing - table just rescued from the surrounding dimness his own imposing bulk, thrown back in a deep chair in the lounging attitude habitual to him at that hour. when the governor of midsylvania rested, he rested completely. five minutes earlier, he had been bowed over his office desk, an atlas with the state on his shoulders; now, his working hours over, he had the air of a man who has spent his day in desultory pleasure, and means to end it in the enjoyment of a good dinner. this freedom from care threw into relief the hovering fidgetiness of his sister, mrs. nimick, who, just outside the circle of lamplight, haunted the warm gloom of the hearth, from which the wood - fire now and then sent up an exploring flash into her face. mrs. nimicks presence did not usually minister to repose: but the governors serenity. select all of the effects of the use of third - person omniscient narration in the passage. by directly addressing the reader, the narrator eliminates objective distance about the story. through experiencing the narrators inner life, the reader develops a greater intimacy with the narrator. the characters are presented as they are seen by an anonymous narrator, rather than how they see themselves. the characters are free to use asides to make sly comments to the reader, rather than speaking only to each other. the reader has access to the thoughts and feelings, as well as descriptions of external appearances, of the characters.

Explanation:

In third - person omniscient narration, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters and can describe their external appearances. It allows for an objective view of the characters and their actions without the characters directly addressing the reader or using asides to the reader. The characters are presented as seen by the anonymous narrator.

Answer:

The reader has access to the thoughts and feelings, as well as descriptions of external appearances, of the characters.
The characters are presented as they are seen by an anonymous narrator.