Read this excerpt from “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry.

There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and wind had risen from It’s uncertain puffs into a steady blow. The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain almost to absurdity, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and waited.

Which stamens BEST describes how the pacing of this passage affects the story?

A) placing allows for a lengthy description of the man and clear description of the setting, which creates an alarming tone in the story.

B) The placing slows down the text with deliberate a descriptive language, which gives the story a mysterious atmosphere.

C) The placing makes the setting come alive with vivid memory and descriptive language, which makes the story surprising.

D) The placing move the story along quickly with descriptive language, which adds humor to the story.