Read this excerpt from welty's "a visit of charity":

"i'm a campfire girl . . i have to pay a visit to some old lady," she told the nurse at the desk. this was a woman in a white uniform who looked as if she were cold; she had close-cut hair which stood up on the very top of her head exactly like a sea wave. marian, the little girl, did not tell her that this visit would give her a minimum of only three points in her score.
"acquainted with any of our residents? " asked the nurse. she lifted one eyebrow and spoke like a man.
which narrative technique does welty use to slow the pace of the story in this passage?

a. limited descriptions

b. a gloomy setting

c. complex sentences

d. short sentences