Read this passage from “The Monkey’s Paw.” What would be the best way to write it in first person point of view without changing the resolution of the story? The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawn back, and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him the courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road.

I quit knocking at the door, but you could still hear the echoes. As the door opened, I heard my mother give a long wail of disappointment. My father ran down the stairs and out to the gate, but they never saw me on the road.

I told those people not to make the wish. I heard later that there was a knocking on the door that suddenly ceased. The old lady drew back the chair and the door opened. My friend heard her long wail of disappointment and misery and ran down to her. Then he ran out to the gate. The street lamp shone on a quiet and deserted road.

The knocking ceased suddenly, but I could still the echoes of it. I heard the chair drawn back, and the door open. A cold wind rushed up the staircase as I heard a long wail of disappointment and misery from my wife. This gave me the courage to run down to her, and then out to the gate. The street lamp flickered on a quiet and deserted road.

The knocking ceased suddenly, but I could still hear the echoes of it. I drew the chair back and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase and I gave a long loud wail of disappointment and misery. That gave my husband the courage to run down to my side, and then he ran out to the gate. He couldn’t see anything there.