I gotta say here that this short story impressed me a little bit. Because the writing style in this short story isn’t as bad as in the rest of Washington Irving’s short stories I’ve read so far. 

The writing style is okay in this short story which is a much higher standard than in the other Washington Irving’s short stories I’ve read in the past. 

The characters in this short story lack any form for having a personality. And at the same time the characters are very flat and dull which really doesn’t help the reader like this short story. 

The pacing in this short story is very uneven. Since it changes multiple times during the short story. What I mean here is that the pacing of the narrative of this short story goes from being fast to being very slow to then again being fast. Which isn’t very consistent and good in my opinion.

I Give This Book 2 / 5