Read the sentence below and answer the following question:
during the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, i had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy house of usher.—poe, "the fall of the house of usher"
what is the benefit of using "i found myself" rather than a more direct syntax?
it suggests a magical element to the story.
it suggests the narrator is lost quite frequently.
it suggests the narrator traveled without thinking of the time < right answer
it suggests the narrator is terribly angry with someone.
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