The option that best explains why Gogol chose to end his story in this way is:
In Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose," the other made direct and specific references to facts and dates that will support the point being made. The intent was to produce a matter-of-fact tone.
So, he continued this tone to the end when he referred to the Northern capital of their vast empire.
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