How could this excerpt from an essay best be revised to clarify meaning and enhance style

Need ! how is richard characterized by alger in this excerpt from the passage? "to complete his costume he wore a coat too long for him, dating back, if one might judge from its general appearance, to a remote antiquity." he is exciting. he is intelligent. he is comical. he is happy.

Which word in the passage the reader determine the meaning of the word miscarriage? toilattracteddicgraced

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage