Read the following excerpt from charles dickens' oliver twist and answer the question.
the fact is, that there was considerable difficulty in inducing oliver to take upon himself the office of
respiration-a troublesome practice, but one which custom has rendered necessary to our easy existence;
and for some time he lay gasping on a little flock mattress, rather unequally poised between this world and
the next the balance being decidedly in favour of the latter.
which of the following best describes the style of this excerpt?
omate
plain
informal
detached