The narrator is dismissed by her superiors when inquiring about a possibly supernatural event in a gothic element of the story.
Gothic element: The narrator is dismissed by her superiors when she asks questions about an occurrence that may have been supernatural. In the excerpt from 'The Lady Maid's Bell,' the narrator's inquiry about a strange occurrence is brushed off, reflecting the social attitude of disbelief towards supernatural phenomena during Wharton's time.
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