For example, when Rip Van Winkle wakes up and he notices how much time has passed: “He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by h...For example, when Rip Van Winkle wakes up and he notices how much time has passed: “He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten” (64).
For example, when Rip Van Winkle wakes up and he notices how much time has passed: “He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by h...For example, when Rip Van Winkle wakes up and he notices how much time has passed: “He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten” (64).